wellesley College News MAGAZINE NUMBER * CONTENTS +■ PAGE THE MAKING OF A HERO . Mildred E. Holmes, 1913 1 PAGAN SONG Elizabeth Hirsh, 1914 5 GHOSTS Agnes Rockwell, 1912 6 IBYKOS Eloise Robinson, A.B. 8 SENSE EPITHETS IN SWINBURNE'S ATALANTA IN GALYDON Susan Wilbur, 1913 9 ALUMNA DEPARTMENT 10 Susan Maria Hallowell: In Memoriam. The Wellesley Graduate Council. NEWS OF THE WEEK 30 VOL. XX MARCH No. 21 I A SHROPSHIRE LAD | A Song Cycle for Medium Voice BY CHARLES FONTEYN MANNEY Op. 22 PRICE, POSTPAID, $1.25 The text of these songs is by A. E. llous- man, the verses being subjectively connected in that they set forth a sequence of emo- tional experiences, as indicated by the titles: I. YOUTH 2. HEART WOUNDS 3. EXILE 4. HOME LONGING 5. GRIEF 6. 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Two windows at the back of the room look out upon a stretch of rough sea, and are so beaten by rain that they admit but a sickly light. Between the windows, a sofa upholstered in green and red stripped cretonne. To the left, an archway with faded green portieres. To the right, a battered, upright piano, strewn with dog-eared sheets of popular music. A plush-covered table in the center of the room holds a fancy lamp — lighted — a number of books and maga- zines, and a vase of drooping golden rod. There are a number of chairs upholstered in cretonne to match the sofa. On the wall, by the piano and above the sofa are hung photographs ol boats, of fishermen shouldering mammoth fish, and of the Life-saving crew in progress of drill. Scene I. Mrs. Horton sits by the table doing- Irish crochet. On the floor by the piano, three little girls are playing with paper dolls. Mr. Horton stands by the window, trying to read a newspaper by the dim light which it affords. Suddenly, he folds the paper down and rereads an article which has attracted his attention. Mr. Horton: Where's Tom? Mrs. Norton: I think he -aid In- . over io the Station. Why? Mr. Norton • hand- her the ; I want him to read thi- -i< < otUll Frazier's swim from Cone] Fi zier'll be full of that when he gets here to-day. I hope lie doesn'l brin.. the kid with him Do you know, Tom hasn't gone oul pasl tin- lint we've been here? greal husky fellow that In- i-. Mrs. Norton: Win should he go out beyond it? It i> there for a warning. Mr. Horton: Jack Frazier, or any boy with a healthy amount of darii him, would have been oul pasl it by thi-- lime. Mrs. Horton: I'm glad Tom isn't reck It's a great comfort to me. Henry. Mr. Horton: That's all right. Elizabeth,— but it isn't good, healthy l><>y nature. A man hasn't any use for a coward . and T< ►m's gr< ra ing \>> be a coward. Mrs. Horton: Don't, Henry. IK- isn't a coward; he's just cautious. Mr. Horton: It's the same thii _ (Mr. Horton turns and stares bitterly out of the window. Mrs. Horton thought- fully twisi> and untwists her ball of lace. Meanwhile, the little girls continue their paper doll ganu . Mary: Xo. let's nor do that. Let's, let's Oh. I'll tell you,— let's have a -hip- wreck. I'll go upstairs and get the boat Thomas made me. Exit Mary . Janet: Thomas i> going to make me a boat, loo -with real sails. John Henry taught him how. Florence: Thomas is awful nice -I'm - - ing to ask him to make me one. (Re-enter Mary, carrying a row-boat carved out oi wood). Mary: Here it is. see! 'this N ow him this boy — we'll call — is going to take name'll be — be — Florence: Elsie Dinsmore. M> reading a book about her let's play Thomas sdrl — her sister s THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS. Mary: All right. Thomas'll take Elsie out in the boat; and let's play Elsie's awful scared and doesn't want to go out very far, 'cause she can't swim, and Thomas just laughs at her and goes way, way out over here, and Florence: Thomas wouldn't do that. Mary) Why? Janet J J Florence.' Cause yesterday when I was going to jump twelve steps 'cause Johnny Pratt dared me to, Thomas wouldn't let me. He said it was wicked to do things just to show how brave you are. Mr. Horton, who has been listening to the children, turns impatiently to his wife. Mr. Horton: That's just it! I tell you it isn't normal for a great, strong boy to reason about things that way. He ought to dare as instinctively as he breathes- — his cowardice is a con- stant mortification to me — I'm going to take it out of him sometime. Scene II. (Enter James and Jack Frazier in trav- eling coat ir>d carrying suit-cases.) James F, Hello, Henry, old man! HOW-.J-; lo, Mrs. Horton? You're all looking tit. Whew! it's wet out. Mr. Horton: Hello, Jim. Glad to see you. How are you, Jack? James Frazier: Oh, he's all right. He's a tough specimen. See the paper lately? (Drawing one from his pocket.) Mr. Horton: I've seen it, thanks. Con- gratulations, Jack. James Frazier: Pretty good, what? I wish you could have seen him do it — the crowd went wild. His old dad's pretty proud of him, — eh, son? That's why I brought him along. Mrs. Horton: It must have been rather rough crossing over from Camp Ellis to-day, wasn't it? Jack Frazier: Well, I guess. Gee! — that little old "Two Brothers" tub just dug her nose into the waves and splashed water all over everything, scared the Two Brothers to death. They said they wouldn't make the trip again. They're cautious old duffers — those Swedes. James Frazier: Right — O. Jack wanted to steer the boat and they nearly swooned with horror — wouldn't even let him touch their old engine. I told 'em I guessed Jack could rescue the whole boat-load if we got swamped, but it didn't seem to encour- age them any. Jack Frazier: I want a swim. It's a bully day. Tom here? Mr. Horton: He's over at the Station, but he'll be here pretty soon, and he'll want to swim with you. James Frazier: I don't know, Henry. Tom isn't very risky, is he? It's a pretty rough sea. Mr. Horton: He'll be glad to swim with you, Jack. You fellows ought to see which one can go farthest out. Mrs. Horton: Henry! Mr. Horton: I say it will be good sport to see which one of you can swim farthest out. You're pretty well matched in strength Hello, — here's Tom now. Scene III. (Enter Tom Horton, in dripping "slicker" and "sou' wester.") Tom: Oh, — hello, Jack. Glad to see you, Mr. Frazier. I didn't know you were both coming. Mr. Horton: You're just in time, Tom. Jack wants you to swim with him. Tom: Swim? Why, I don't believe we'd better, Jack. I've just been over to the Station, and the Captain says anybody'd be a fool to go out to-day. There's a heavy undertow. Jack: Oh, come on. I guess we can stand it. Tom: Think I'd rather not, thanks, Jack. I'll row you in the morning. Mr. Horton: Why Tom, what's the matter with you? There's rnot a particle of danger for two great husky lads like you and Jack, there. Jack: Come along, old man. It's a bully day — one in a thousand. Aren't afraid the rain will spoil your com- plexion, are you? Tom: No, — afraid it'll drown my young but flourishing mustache. But, se- riously, Jack, it's just plain foolhardy to go out there on a day like this. Captain John Henry says summer people are always getting drowned THE WELLESLliY COLLEGE ' here because the> 're too risky. You can 'i see the undertow, you know. The little girls, who dropped tlicir paper dolls a1 I om's en1 ram e and ha\ e been standing eagerly near him, now croud closer. Mary (pulling Tom's sleeve): Tom, will you tell us a story.-' l'l<;i-<- ' Tom (rumpling up her curls;: A story! vvhai do you want with a story? I'd rather play jackstones. Mary ) IV. Janet Will you piay All right! Florence ) Thomas? Tom; After a while. I'm — Jack: Well, I've had some experience in the water, you know. James Frazier: That's right. Jack knows what he's about when he's swimming, lie wouldn't let you drown, Tom. Mr. Ilorton; Don't let a fewr breakers give you cold feet. If you stand there and talk all afternoon, you won't have time for your swim before dinner, Jack: Come ahead. I'll beat you into your duds. Mary (pulling Tom's arm impatiently) : Hurry up, Tom! Tom: No, Jack. I don't want to go to- day. Mr. Horton (aside to Tom) : Don't you see you're making a coward of yourself? Tom: Well, Father, you know the proverb about discretion and valor. Captain John Henry says it's dangerous out to-day, and he's watched this coast long enough to know. Jack: Oh, come off, man, — don't preach. Look at those bully waves — listen to 'em boom! Don't they make your muscles ache to get at 'em? Tom; Not exactly. They sound treach- erous to me. Jack: Oh piffle! Mary (pulling Tom by the hand) : Please, Tom. James Frazier: Oh, don't urge him, if he's afraid, Jack. I thought probably he wouldn't want to go. He'd rather stay and play with the children, here. Mr. Horton: If you're a man and not a molly-coddle nurse-maid, you won't stand that. Be a man, son! Tom (turns and looks steadily at his father): — Well, then, — I'll go, — since you say so, Come on, Jack. (Exit Tom and Jack.) '! > Horton: Oh please, Henr him back! Mr. Horton: What for' Then 1 1' i '. i ould then those ' WO -iron;,' bo;. 3? II chewed this subject 1 How's the old bur;,'. Jim.'' markel seems 10 be going down hill! James Frazier: Yes, North B t umble, ;. esterday. The s. -•.... >\\ • .in- selling. 1 1 s ar? Mr. Ilorton: Thanks. Th< eh.' Look- as if ' ' Mr. I lorton and Mr. I business discussion. Mrs. Ilorton rolls her lace and -it- down by the wi: straining to see through th< darkness. The little girls begii up their paper dolls. Janet; It's too dark to play any more. Florence: I wish Thomas had stayed He would have told us stori Mary; Let's a-k Mrs. Hortoi I • play "Little Sally Water" on th< piano. f^^Ull right! Mary J Mary: Mrs. Horton? Mrs. Ilorton: (absently) Y - Mary: Will you play "Litt1 Wa Mrs. Ilorton: Play? 1< window a moment. an\. isly, tl Yes. Florence r Oh, goody, goody! Janet ' Mary: You can be "Sally" first, Florence. Mr-. Horton plays the air several limes, but keeps getting the music more and more confused. The children are surprised at her mistakes, but do their best t" dance and sing the game. At la-t Mr-. Horton stops despairingly. Mrs. Ilorton: 1 can't play to-day, children. Henry? — The boys have been gone a long time. — and it's very dark. Mr. Ilorton; (impatiently, — his mind be- ing occupied with business affairs What's thai you say: Oh. they're all right. There's no danger, I tell you. They've hardly been gone hall an hour I tell you, Jim. I don't think the Gugenheims are playing square. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS. Mr. Horton continues his discussion with Mr. Frazier, and the children gather around Mrs. Horton again. Mary: Please play some more, Mrs. Hor- ton. We don't mind the mistakes. Florence 1 ple Mrs Horton! Janet J Mrs. Horton goes to the window again and looks out, then returns to the piano and tries to play. The children sing and dance until they are interrupted by the entrance of John Henry. Scene V. (John Henry hesitates in the doorway.) Mary: Oh, here's Captain John Henry! Will you tell us stories, Captain? Mrs. Horton: Oh, Captain Bunker, what has happened? (Captain Bunker enters the room and pulls off his cap thoughtfully. Mr. Horton and Mr. Frazier rouse themselves.) Mr. Horton: (coming forward) : Good evening, Captain. Jove! You're rain- soaked. Here, have a cigar. John Henry: Thank ye — Guess I won't smoke to-night — Howdy, Mr. Fra- zier .... did ye — just come to-day? James Frazier: Howdy, Captain! Yep, just came to-day. Thought I 'd bring my boy where there's some good swimming. He's a great swimmer, Captain. Have you seen a New York paper recently? John Henry: No, I ain't seen — the paper. James Frazier (takes paper from the table and hands it to John Henry): No? Well, here it is — Um-m — let's — see —Here, read that! John Henry: LTh — huh — yes — that's — James Frazier: Pretty good, eh? Oh, he's — quite an old salt! Ha! ha! — By the way, the boys are out now. Didn't see them as you came along, did you? Must be about time for them to be getting back. John Henry: Yes, I seen 'em — I — seen one — that is, — you see — it's dark. Mrs. Horton (who has been watching the Captain in fascination): Oh, Captain Bunker, don't hesitate; don't hide it. Tell me what has happened ! John Henry: Now, Mrs. Horton — don't you — worry. We've got a — fine crew —there at the Station. Why — last year — there was a — tumble wreck off Wood Island — and — our men — jest went — right out and hauled 'em in. Saved — every one. — One man was dead — but we saved him. We won't have no trouble at all rindin' the body — leastways I — I — didn't mean — to say — I mean — I — Mr. Horton: Good Heavens, man! What are you talking about? Are the boys ? John Henry: Jest one of 'em, sir. Mrs. Horton: Oh Tom! (Falls back into the chair, unconscious. The men in their agitation pay no attention to her) John Henry: There, — I ain't broke the news like I'd oughta. Ye see — sir — one of 'em tried to help t'other, — I guess — and he went under. — Leastways- — we found jest — one of 'em on the shore — and — when he come to — he said there'd been two. The men — are — bringing him in, sir. Mr. Horton: Which one went under? Speak up, man! John Henry: T'other one, sir (mumbling to himself) — an' I was jest — tellin' Tom this afternoon — the water wa'n't fit for swimming to-day He always appeared such a sensible sorter chap — Mr. Horton (after a moment of surprised silence): . . . Your boy, Jim?— Oh, I'm sorry, old man! — (aside) Thank God, it's not Tom! It might have been Tom — I sent him out in this rough sea — and Jack went down — Jack! — Tom's a good swimmer! — better than Jack! — Why — didn't he save Jack? — he — shouldn't have let him drown — if he's a man, — But he's safe — Thank God for that! James Frazier: (dazed) Jack? Oh, it can't be Jack. He's — why — he swam from Coney — don't you know? — He's a good swimmer — he could save Tom and — himself too — Mv bov? — Oh Jack! . . . Scene VI. (Enter two men in Life-saving Crew uniform, supporting Jack Frazier.) Mr. Horton: Jack?!!! — Then Tom — My Tom? — Oh, my God, I've killed him! — ■ James Frazier: (grasps Jack by the arms and stares at him dazedly) — Jack, son, I thought it was you. Jack: Tom saved mv life, Father. T II E W [•; I. I. I V ( O I. I. EG I- N EWS .I//-. Horton: Tom saved your lif< ' < )h my brave boy and you lei him drown coward ! Bui I killed him Don't you sec I -cni him oul Tack; That's what Im- said. Winn we gol oul i here ii \\ ;i-. so rough I said lei 's not but he said lie had to go \ on sent him. And t Inn Oh, don'l sorry I didn't mean it I'm Mr. sir I- Horton son! — I Oh, drove God! him out killed in\ I thoughl it v. I .<■ killed hi: you • • I've killed : i. Man: B him oul he1 It hit-' em dial somel im Set mid Life-saving Mar. a lad) keeled over, too. We'd gel somebody to look after her. I.. it men, leading out Mr. Horton, who i- -till raving incoherently ( I RTAIN. PAGAN SONG. I know not whence I came, nor where I go, Enough it is that these three things I kn<.w. The soft warm blowing of the western wand, The westward driving of the cold, gray rain, The scent of sun-steeped field- and dew) roads, And smell of dank salt-marshes, — joy and pain, And passionate desire and suffering, Full-blooded, throbbing, keen reality, Ethereal, winged dreams, and stubborn strife — , What reck I of immortality? I know that this is life, that I am I, And mine the gift to live ere yet I die. Elizahktu R. Hirsh, 1914. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS. A PLEA FOR GHOSTS. A MOST flagrant instance of the mishandling of ghosts in fiction has driven me to take up my pen in their defense. It must have long been apparent to all considerate litterateurs that of all the faithful serv- ants who wait upon the pleasure of the insatiate novel reader, none are so abused and mistreated as the ghosts. I say this must have been apparent, yet in all these long centuries of supernatural manifesta- tions, from those of Vergil to those of Mr. Henry James, no voice has been raised in behalf of this long-suffering race. But Mrs. Mary Wilkins Freeman, in a series of stories called "The Wind in the Rose- Bush," has laid on the proverbial final straw. The back of the ghost — if we may assume it to be a "gaseous vertebrate" and speak of its back — is broken, and I, as its representative, protest. I protest first against the assumption, not confined to Mrs. Freeman, that ghosts are common property. This is a fallacy I can hardly condemn too severely. The aspiring writer, who wishes to embellish his tale with that recherche touch of mys- tery which only a ghost can give, fondly imagines that it is only necessary for him to say, "Go to, I will have a ghost," and, presto! the ghost is his to command. He does not realize how impossible it is for a ghost obtained in such a fashion to be genuine, and that what he is really using is either a direct plagiarization or else a weak imitation. To the initiated it is very evident that many who use ghosts have no more right to them than Americans have to ancestors. It would be easier to forgive this whole- sale appropriation of ghosts on the part of writers if they were only considerate of their stolen property. But no, the helpless ghosts are no better than mediaeval serfs or Greek slaves, rather worse, for neither money nor death can buy their freedom. They must serve every caprice of their masters, becoming the unwilling harrowers of innocent souls, spiritualistic hair-raisers, or else the excuse for all kinds of ridiculous absurdities. Fancy how a meek spinster ghost must shrink from being made to walk corridors until the unfortunate inhabitants have all died or become insane! How painful to the dignity of a Duke of Wellington to have to do vanishing stunts at the bidding of some paper-backed novelist! I suppose this idea of the absolute ownership of ghosts is akin to the conception of the genii in the "Arabian Xights," but it is not so justifiable, since by the acknowl- edged theory of "Death the Leveller," all ghosts "are born free and equal," and mortals can prove no power over them. Here, too, is a curious inconsistency, in that the authors who think their ghosts most harrowing and awe-inspiring to others are the very ones who take the most liberties with them. How can any writer expect a wraith to inspire terror in others when it fails to command even respect from him? For an example of the liberties taken with defenceless ghosts, Mrs. Freeman makes a poor little five-year-old wander around in a thin nightie on the coldest of nights, and at very unseemly hours for ghost-children to be out. As if this were not enough, she must carry up-stairs heavy fur-coats, wipe dishes, and even fill the wood-box. And the only traceable purpose in her doing all these things is that a very good, healthy woman may die, and give the child-ghost a substitute mother-ghost. I heartily hope that the latter kept the little one at home of nights thereafter. If we thought that all the ghosts we read of as having caused deaths were free agents, what a large number of malig- nant ghosts there must be! But in most cases it is evident that the ghost is merely the helpless tool. A wicked ghost would have no desire to add to the burden of his crimes, and assuredly a good ghost would not commit murder. Xo, the ghosts are in this, as in other cases, the victims of illogical caprice. Perhaps the most inexcusable treatment of ghosts, and certainly that in the worst taste, is their exploitation for the sake of the sensation. Authors use them like those machines where you drop in a penny, press a button, and get a shock. There is no reason why you should want a shock, nor does it do you any good, but some people enjoy it. Thus a great many writers THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE N E V. I jut ghosts in their stories not because thej have a right '" them, or because they help the stor) , bul because they like the ticklish ;i n ii ion t hal I he meni ion of a ghost gives. Mis. Freeman gets together .1 very elaborate paraphernalia ol unexplained phenomena ; shadow s ol clothes on the grass when no clothes are on the line; odor of boiled dinner when the real dinner is baked ; and a general smashing of mirrors when no cause is visible and nothing else is affected. Having gotten her human characters and presumably her readers — keyed up to the properly strained pitch, she marshals a whole company of perfectly good ghosts into the room, and then out again by way of the wall. That is all. And the only possible reason that a mosl diligent search reveals is that an honest, thrifty man may be forced to sell his house at a pecuniary loss. It is difficult to see what either Mrs. Freeman or the ghosts had to gain by Mr. Townsend's loss of a few thousand dollars. Of course, these poor ghosts furnish us with a story, and perhaps we ought to allow their use under the plea of "Art for Art's Sake." But there is no valid excuse for making them go out through the wall. We all know that it is the privilege of ghosts to go through walls and such mortal barriers, but to do so when other modes of exit are open, savors of boastfulness, a desire to "show off," and is an indelicacy of which I cannot believe a well-bred ghost would be guilty. We may safely lay the blame on the writer. In this respect Mrs. Free- man is not the sole transgressor. There is a tendency in all writers about ghosts, even the most considerate and sympa- thetic, to make much of the special prerog- atives of these spirits. Among ghosts, as among mortals, there are always those who enjoy doing their stunts on all oc- casions, but many sensitive souls, like the talented guests of persistent and tactless lion-hunters, must find it extremely hard. If it is painful to the delicate ghost to have his privileges unduly stressed, it is equally painful to him to have them usurped by freebooters. Yet there have been those so bold and shameless as to rob these innocent beings of their preroga- tives, and transfer them to pet characters. The sudden appearing and vanishing, that "Now-you-see-me -and - now -you -don't" quality, which is the very ear-mark of a ghost, has been delibei by Ann RadclifTe and conferred ipon 1 hal parti( ularly horrid priesl in "The Italian.'' I I againsl him, aside from his character, because I fell confident that he ■ inline ghost, and was bitterly disappointed when I found him to lx- hu- man and a< 1 OUntable. Mil' h gl may be forgiven a Jesuil priest, but this overstepped the limit and I felt it | truly "the mosl unkindest cul of all." Over against this unkind treatment of ghosts I am glad to be abl< examples of mosl courteous ment. Shakespeare, who could not fail to do the right thing, -how-- all n-~p.-< 1 for Banquo's ghost, and that of Hamlet'- father. These two have a i.t-k to perform, one in keeping with their lofty nature-, and command from all a seemly admixture of attention and deepest awe. The wraith of the murdered kin- of Denmark is held by the soldiers with all the n due a king and a supernatural being. There- is nothing flippant or undignified in his behavior, his reception by mortals, Shakespeare's attitude toward him. This is equally true of the ghos - - and Banquo. Any ghost would, I am - be proud to serve Shakespeare, feeling sure of perfect comprehension and treat- ment worthy of his nature. Anion- modern writers, Mr. Zangwill seems t" h..' true idea of what i- due th< _ - from one who utilizes him. His "Double Bar- relled Ghost" has a perfectly natural reason for returning to earth, the rescuing of a bankrupt descendant from ruin, and putting into his hands potential fame. He reveals to the properly awestricken young man a hidden manuscript, written by himself, which proves to be a - document of Or. Johnson's time, that ureal man the envied center. His work done, he departs, leaving his descendant to enjoy unmerited fame. This old gentle- man is by far the most altruistic ghost I have met, yet, to show that he is per- fectly normal, a strain of malice toward "the great lexicographer" is mingled with, his more worthy motives. Mr. Zangwill's ghost is naturally an English family ghost. The family and the house ghosts are the true legitimate ghosts, and the union of the two types in one gives us the ghost par excellence. s THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS. The finest specimens of these types, and, in my opinion, the only really authentic ones, flourish in England. All other ghosts arc "sports." They must have some ulterior motive in visiting the earth, else their appearance is not justified, and in nine cases out of ten they could be proved fabrications. A legitimate Ameri- can ghost is an anomaly. But an English ghost is the most natural thing in the world. The Englishman had much rather haunt his halls and his descendants than seek other bournes of departed spirits. The very name of English ghosts calls up visions of powdered and ruffled wraiths pacing dark panelled halls; of pomaded and patched apparitions carrying lighted tapers up winding stairways. Ghosts of children are legitimate in next degree to grown-up English ghosts. Having lived such a short time on earth, they are more likely to want to come back, but they should not be made to do disagreeable tasks, as was Mrs. Free- man's little innocent. A child that had suffered so much would probably not care to return to the scene of its misery. But the ghosts of unborn children, such as Mr. Kipling so charmingly pictures in "They," are the nicest of all spirits, because they are all pure joy and laughter. True appreciation the ghost has found in some degree, but there are many abuses which aspiring writers fall into, as we have seen, and which I would fain see done away with in future. The safest rule is never to use a ghost whom you do not know personally, and not even him with- out his consent. If you have not the pleasure of numbering a ghost among your acquaintances, there are many other devices for getting a little mystery into your tale. Such, for instance, are the inexplicably ubiquitous kittens so ex- cellently utilized by Mr. Kipling in "The Sending of Dana Dha," a quite satisfying- ly mysterious story. If you demand a more titillating device, "The Cloister and the Hearth" contains a suggestion for artificial ghosts. The fuller development of this idea in Mr. Conan Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles" proves that for pro- ducing cold chills and other eerie sensa- tions nothing surpasses a judicious use of phosphorous. If, however, you know a ghost, and he has no objection to being utilized, be sure to treat him in a manner worthy of your- self and of him. It will help you to re- member that it is a great and rare honor to be intimate with a ghost. As long as you keep this in mind you cannot fail to be courteous toward him. In your re- lations with him, always consider what would be your feeling, if you were a ghost, under similar conditions. And above all, don't make him a bogie. It must grieve ghosts to have people run from them. Alice-for-Short is not afraid of the "lidy with spots," wherein Mr. De Morgan shows his understanding and good sense. I shall never write a ghost-story, because the only ghost I ever knew, that of a favorite black cat, was rendered distaste- ful to me by my nurse, who, in common with many more distinguished people, held to the fallacy that ghosts are horrible creatures, and that every man's hand should be against them. Agnes Rockwell, 1912. IBYKOS. O bird-named singer of the dawn, Of youth and springtime and of flowers, You gave your songs unto the hours, And with the hours, are they, too, gone? No radiance of your morning stars? No bright Euryalos' glad grace? No glowing-eyed Cassandra's face? No fair young Gods, Apollo, Mars? Of all your dawn songs not one breath. You who sang blithe as your own bird Have left us but a single word, "There is no medicine for death." • Eloise Robinson. T II E W ELLESLEY COLLEGE '.1. SENSE EPITHETS IN SWINBURNE'S IN CALYDON. ATALANTA WINBl KM.'s I rag< d] ol Ata lanta in ( - 1 1 -. don i rich in sen i cpit lici s. Each class ol sen se experience is represented, and the proportion is much the same as the proportion which exists among the sense images in the ordinary experience oi mosl of us: the visual predominate, and the gustatory and olfactory are leasl frequent. The mosi effective and second mosl numerous (if the class be taken as a whole) are the tactual-motor. Their force is intensified by the motion of the poetical rhythm, bu1 they are also very powerful III themselves. The visual epithets are constantly adding their effect to (lie tactual-motor. In the combination: "Swift white feet," for instance, the "white" hardly stops to give a distinct image of colorless light, but by its sound intensifies the effect of the epithet "swift." Some of the tactual-motor words are chosen as few poets would know how to choose them, as this of the runner: "Springing muscle and shortening limb," and the following: "A tightening throat," "with gathered sinews," "loosening knees," "hack-blowing torch." The auditory epithets are scarcely second to the tactual-motor in the exactness and the compelling nature of the images they suggest. With two possible exceptions they indicate noise rather than musical tone, the exceptions being: "laughter of little bells," and "sonorous cymbals." Some epithets are a mixture of elements where the auditory certainly play apart, as, for instance: "the running sea," "windy places." Then there are the purely audi- tory examples of unmusical sound, ranging from the gentlest to the most boisterous: "laughing leaves," "the roaring west," "rushing water," "clamorous arms." The visual epithets — less extraordinary and striking than the tactual-motor, arc, however, numerous and beautiful. Each order of colorless light is represented, black and white being frequently set against each other to make each the more absolute: "Night, a black hound follows the white faun, day," "black flowers and white." Of the colors, red is most frequent and splendid: "a long sea fiery from thy feet," "reddening flakes," "sanguine shining steam," "rose-cheeked hours," "blood nd and bit ter ol fruit ." Yellow and . o< i in . l-;;i ii-iiall\ in the simj so thai the efTe< i i- paler than " sanguine," and " blood red" • How \ ellow flowers," How hai "golden-girdled bee;" and: pi. n '•-." " virj Bin' i in - Mine : " blue sad fields," par; without emphasis: "white or duskier vio- let," and "purple," the simpli And brown appears in this phrase: the " brown bright nightingale." The number of the gustatory epitl and the beauty of the few olfactory come ;i- .1 surprise. All the four elemi gustatory experiences are expn sweet, -alt. -our and bitter. The word "-our" i> not used, but "-harp" twice na ,m- sour as shown by the context which puts it in contrasl to "sw< " Lesl the day Turn sharp with all it- honey in our "The wine of lime made sharp and -v. The olfactory epithets suggest remarkably clear and inevitable images: "swe< "vine-chapleted, with savours of tin - "heavier hyacinth," "fragrant from the rains." Besides the adjectives presenting sense qualities there are those which lay em- phasis more especially upon the intensities, as, for instance: "dimmest height ol trem- bling heaven," "bright point-." "darkest iw buds," "bright sun and moon," or. oi auditory experience: "a faint ^ laugh." The proportion in which the different sensational elements are represented in the two thousand two hundred seventy-one verses iA Atalanta in Calydon i> shown by the following count which aims at com- pleteness: Visual: 115 Auditory : 23 Olfactory: 5 Gustatory: 28 Of Pressure: 74 Of Pain: 7 Of Temperature: 10 Of the cutaneous complexes wet and dry: 7 [There followed a catalogue of the sense epithets in Atalanta in Calydon.] Susan W. Wilbur, 1913. *This paper was prepared for Course 1 in the Department of Philosophy. 10 THE WEL LESLEY COLLEGE NEWS ALUMNA DEPARTMENT. SUSAN MARIA HALLOWELL IN MEMORIAM. At the meeting of the Acadenic Council on February second, the following reso- lution was adopted : Our colleague, Miss Susan Maria Hal- lowell, Emeritus Professor of Botany, was called to her reward, December 15, 191 1. The annual calendar of our College will never again have on its list of Officers of Instruction and Government any name which has adorned it continuously since the opening in 1875. When the Founder of the college made up his first Faculty, he searched the edu- cational world for teachers of personality and scholastic promise, and, while they were under appointment, often opened the way for them to pursue their subjects in the most inspiring atmosphere. His at- ti'inion was called to Miss Hallowell, who in her twenty-three years of experience had made a rare reputation as a teacher who not only herself embodied high ideals of scholarship and character, but had un- usual power to impress these ideals upon her pupils. She accepted the appointment of Pro- fessor of Natural History in 1875, but, before entering upon her duties, she rec- ognized that her field was too broad, the department of Zoology was created under another leader, and she confined her efforts to botany. In 1873, the great master and greater teacher of natural science, Louis Agassiz, opened the first summer school of natural history at Penikese Island in Buzzard's Bay. Thither flocked scores who were to be the teachers of a generation. To mention the names of the students of Agassiz at Cambridge is to mention the names of the most famous naturalists of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Fortunately Penikese extended his inspir- ing influence to a few women also, among whom was Miss Hallowell. Whittier's poem, "The Prayer of Agassiz at Penikese," so perfectly expresses not only the spirit of the great master, but the spirit of his student, Miss Hallowell, in all her science work at Wellesley that it may be fittingly quoted in this minute. "Said the Master to the youth 'We have come in search of truth. Trying with uncertain key Door by door of mystery; We are reaching, through His laws, To the garment-hem of Cause, Him, the endless, unbegun, The unnamable, the One Light of all our light the Source, Life of life, and force of force. As with fingers of the blind We are groping here to find What the hieroglyphics mean Of the Unseen in the seen, \\ nat the Thought which underlies Nature's masking and disguise. What it is that hides beneath Blight and bloom and birth and death.' " Asa Gray, the famous botanist of Cam- bridge, was then in the height of his powers. After the manner of the greatest he was kind as he was wise. He became the warm friend and helper of Miss Hallowell in her new constructive work. The earliest students remember how the departments of Botany and Chemistry shared the lecture room in the fourth floor center and a room on the same floor near the east end stairway for a storeroom and place of preparation. Retorts, test- tubes, and chemicals were pushed back daily to give place to microscopes and flowers. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE :: h .-. 11 In one ol the earlier years the mo : distinguished of English botanists, Sii Joseph Hooker, visited the < ollege, and was taken to classrooms and laboratories by Mr. Durant. This visitor commended highly the success with which Miss Hal lowell was working oul with her cla i the method of research in the laboratary. lie expressed the opinion thai drawing o! specimens sufficed for all but flowers; and he said thai in England research students in botany wen- taughl water- color painting. With characteristic gen- erosity Mr. Durant, to her great joy, permitted Miss Hallowell to send all the first year botany students to the Art Gallery (the present geology laboratory on the fifth floor) for a weekly lesson in painting under Mrs. Wellington, the teacher of art. Miss Hallowell labored untiringly to build up the library and collections for her department. She visited all the leading colleges, listed all appliances and books she coveted for Wellesley, and by the generosity of Mr. Durant she was able to purchase costly books and illustrative apparatus, so that when the department moved in 1881 to more ample quarters in Stone Hall, the shelves of its library and its cabinets were filled with books and collections almost unexcelled in the coun- try. In 1886 the enlightened generosity of Professor Horsford established the sab- batical grant. These grants were to be a means of refreshment and enlargement which come only from change of sky, and the recipients were to go abroad. Miss Hallowell was one of the first to en- joy a sabbatical year. At that time no university of Europe was open to women. Professor Horsford, from his own study abroad and his long tenure of the chair of chemistry at Harvard, had a wide con- tinental acquaintance. His letters of in- troduction made it possible for those pro- lessors of Wellesley who earliest enjoyed the sabbatical year to be received as a kind of exceptional curiosity into the lec- ture rooms and laboratories of the German universities, and it may be justly said that the presence of Miss Hallowell and other Wellesley professors in these universities did something to create respect for women scholars and to disarm prejudice. Pro- fessor Grav also gave letters of introduc- tion to Mi-- Hallowell. and in I [887-1888 tudied as the Professor Kny in ihc botanical lal tories of Berlin, and later in other uni- versiti Mi-- HalloweU'fi students and colleaj bear witness to her intellectual ability, indefatigable industry and capacity for work, to the influence which her al mi ude had upon them, to her abilil builder and administrator, offit es to which her pioneer place in the 1 ollege ol her to give much energy. Many testify that she helped them by her sympathy and love, and not a lew instances h revealed of her silenl aid to students struggling for an education. Her plea-ant voice was an indication ol her character of gentleness and firn The following facts should be put on ord :— Miss Susan Maria Hallowell was born in Bangor, Maine, Augusl 25, 1 3 -~ She taught in Portland and Bai Maine, from 1853 to 1875. She held the title of Professor of Natural History at Wellesley College from 1^75 to 1878; of Professor of Botany from 1 878 to 1902. After her retirement until her death she lived near the college with her intimate friend. Miss Horton, the first Pro;. -- of Greek at Wellesley. During this time she was to all of her former colleagues and students who called on her a shining ample of Christian fortitude in afflicting physical circumstances. "To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die." Miss Hallowell lives in the hearts and lives o( hundreds who enjoyed her friendship. Sarah Frances Whitini Signed: Ellen Louisa Burrell, Margaret Ci ay Ferguson. OUR LADY OF THE FLOWERS. The tidings o\ the death o\ Profess Susan M. Hallowell have brought tender and grateful memories to the thoughts of main an alumna. Her relation to Welles- ley college began with its beginning and twenty-four classes came and went during her active service. To each class its own quadrennium is happily the golden age of the college. 12 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS. For the pioneers of the first decade this conviction is founded upon the joy of novel adventure and the intimate fellow- ship which it was their privilege to have with the founders and the Faculty of the young institution. With the increase in numbers, in buildings, in intensely special- ized scholarship among the Faculty, and in self-government in the student body, the simplicity of the early days, still cher- ished in spirit, has surrendered in outward form to the multiplicity of the present. In that simplicity, in plain living and high thinking, Miss Hallowell found a most congenial atmosphere. Her devotion to the college and to its ideals overflowed the bounds of her department into the lives of the girls who gathered about her in eager friendship and to whom she was ever unconsciously teaching lessons of gentle- ness, of serenity, and of steadfast loyalty to the supreme motive in scholarship and in life. The foundations of the new college were broadly laid. The large place which the natural sciences were destined to have in modern education and in the service of the world was clearly foreseen by Mr. Durant and he provided at the outset extensive laboratory equipment quite in advance of the times. The thronging classes in the department of Botany, over which Miss Hallowell presided, found the requisite tools at hand for individual investigation, including valuable micro- scopes and models. The fields and woods of the college yielded abundant and even rare specimens for the required herbaria. Art also was summoned as a handmaid of Science: to each student of Botany was offered, by a course of instruction in the water-color painting of flowers, the op- portunity, more or less successfully im- proved, to "hold the mirror up to nature." Quickened powers of observation result- ed,— no doubt, the purpose of the course. Upon the broad foundations Miss Hal- lowell and her successors, each of whom had been her pupil, her associate, and her beloved and devoted friend, have built wisely and strongly and the department which they have ably administered has taken high rank among scientists, — an honor to the college. Miss Hallowell was conservative in counsel; she loved the old, familiar paths. Beneath the quiet manner there burned a passionate zeal for the spiritual ideals which are at the heart of the college. Gentleness like hers is grounded upon a steadfast spirit which chance and change do not disturb. When in recent year- the blossoming forth of academic dress made a pageant of our great occasions, the badges of scholarship seemed to her foreign to the simplicity of true learning and she walked bravely in the Commencement procession, wearing the little bonnet which henceforth became a distinction. We loved her for her fidelity to the principles which we all cherish, though to us they were maintained by the uniformity of academic attire rather than the often distracting variety of apparel in a company of women. To the modesty, the sincerity, the dignity of the true scholar every day of Miss Hallowell's life bore witness. The gentle presence, the rich, low voice, the affectionate glance, the merry twinkle of the eyes, the delicate sense of humor, the reserve and reverence in her strong nature, the warm handclasp, the true-hearted friendliness, — these are memories whose fragrance will not fade. When the years brought to her the burden of pain and feebleness, its weight was lifted by the ministry of a friendship sacred in its power of unmeasured devotion. Through the path of suffering and of mystery she has entered ' ' the everlasting gardens, Where angels walk and seraphs are the wardens ; Where every flower, brought safe through death's dark portal, Becomes immortal." Louise M. North. '79. SUSAN MARIA HALLOWELL. (Written for the Botanical Gazette.) Susan M. Hallowell was born in Bangor, Maine, on August 25, 1835, and died December 15, 191 1, at Wellesley, Massa- chusetts. From childhood. Miss Hallowell loved study and was a lover of nature. She began her profession of teaching as soon as she was graduated from the high school. At that time institutions for the higher education of women were unknown. For more than twenty years she taught in the Bangor High School, continuing, as best she could, her self-education. But her T II E W E I. L E 5 I. E V < 0 L L EG E N EWS ihii-i for knowledge could not be thus -hiked. She longed to (nine into touch with the greal masters ol thought, and 30, while still a teacher in the high -< hool, she found her way into the laboratorii of Agassiz and of Asa Gray. These edu< a tors recognized the rare genius and power of this young woman and ii was through their recommendations that, in [875, she was appointed Professor ol Natural lli- tory in Wellesley College almosl before the corner-stone of the firsl building ol the new college was laid. With (hat indefatigable zeal so character- istic of her whole life, she began (he work in preparation for the new position. She went from college to college, from uni- versity to university, studying the scien- tific libraries and laboratories. At the close of this investigation she announced to the founders of the college that the task which they had assigned to her was too great for any one individual to under- take. There must be several professor- ships rather than one. Of those named she was given first choice, and when, in 1876, she opened her laboratories and actually began her teaching in Wellesley College she did so as Professor of Botany, although her title wras not formally changed until 1878. As soon as the newly founded depart- ment could be spared her immediate guidance, she went to Europe for further study. Here again she found the uni- versities closed to women students. In that quiet, but persuasive manner so char- acteristic of her, she applied for admission to the University of Berlin, and was the first woman to be admitted to the botan- ical lectures and laboratories of that uni- versity. At the age of sixty-seven, Miss Hallowell retired from active service in the college and was made Emeritus Pro- fessor of Botany in February, 1902. Professor Hallowell was a pioneer in the higher education of women — the first and only woman to have organized and maintained at a high degree of efficiency, for more than twenty-five years, a depart- ment of botany. The foundations which she laid were so broad and sure, the several courses which she organized were so care- fully outlined, that, except where neces- sitated by more recent developments in the science, only very slight changes in the arrangement and distribution of the work in her depart 1 Iii addition iding of general equipment foi much 1 i i iug of the herbaria and iring of other illustrative material, ganized and built U| which from the verj fir-t v. nd to thai ot no othei mtry, and i- to-day only surpassed by ii cal libraries of a f< w of our . 1 uni- \ ersities. With an enthusiasm that 1 tailed, and a persistence that knew 1. feat, -he gave herself to the w<.rkii _ of her ideal- in scholarship and in Ii Gentle and dignified in manner, sym- pathetic and generous of he. in. rich in her knowledge of nature, with .1 r.ire felicity ol expression, and with that hu- mility and reverence which chai the true lover of nature and natui she inspired and enriched the lives of her pupils and associate Professor Hallowell was not a productive scholar, as that term is now used, and hence her gifts and her achievemi but little known to the botanists She was pre-eminently a teacher and an organizer. Only those who knew her in this double capacity can fully realize the richness of her nature and the pow< her personality. Her work will not be immortalized in cold bibliographies, neither will it be writ alone in the hi of those for whom and with whom she labored, for she touched life to nobler issues. With her death there has from us another of that constantly dimin- ishing group of rare students and teachers who have contributed so largely to the dignity and permanency y>i higher educa- tion in America. Margaret C. Feb THE WELLESLEY GRADUATE COUNCIL. The Wellesley Graduate Council held its first session from the afternoon of February third until the afternoon of February fifth. In order that such a body shall be most valuable to both the college and the alumnae, its organization must: necessarily be slow. The Princeton Grad- uate Council so ably described by Mr. H. G. Murray, its secretary, at our opening 14 T UK W EL LESLEY COLLEGE N EWS session, spenl two years in developing the wonderfullj effective organization which it now is. Therefore, there is every con- gratulation to be extended for the results of this first session which has taken a long step forward toward its ultimate purpose. \Ianv discussions on topics important to both college and alumna- were held. Important committees were formed. These make their reports to the Council at its second session in June, at which time defi- nite work will be planned for each com- mittee. They consist of the Executive, that on the plan for the organization of the Council, the Finance, that for the organization of Wellesley clubs, and the Publicity. The Committee on the Or- ganization of the Council is to consider a definite plan which it hopes can be put into effect in June. The Finance Com- mittee is to suggest plans for the financ- ing of the Graduate Council, the Commit- tee on Wellesley Clubs to co-ordinate ex- isting clubs and to consider the drawing up of a uniform constitution in the forma- tion of these clubs, and the establishment of clubs in sections of the country wdiere such do not now exist, &nd the Publicity Committee is to consider the proper ave- nues for the publishing of College news, to watch for adverse criticism, and to combat it in the best ways. These three committees are to be appointed by the Executive Committee. At the close of the session it was voted that thanks be extended to Mr. Murray for his generous gifts of time and knowl- edge, and to President Pendleton, Miss Tufts and the officers of the administra- tion for their kind entertainment and hospitable treatment during the two days of our visit to Wellesley, and a vote of loyalty was heartily expressed for Mrs. Durant by a double show of hands. Those presenl at the Council were: President Pendleton, '86, and Acting- I )ean ( !hapin. Miss Katharine Lee Bates, '80, Professor of English Literature. Miss Alice V. V. Brown, Professor of Art. Miss Mary W. Calkins, Professor of Philosophy and Psychology. Mi-- Katharine M. Edward-. Associate Professor of Greek and Comparative Philology. Miss Sophie C. Mart, Professor of Rhetoric and Composition. Mrs. Mabel R. Hodder, Instructor in History. Miss Laura E. Lockwood, Associate Pro- fessor of English Language. Mi>-. Alice Robertson, Associate Professor of Zoology. Miss Martha H. Shackford, '96, Associate Professor of English Literature. Miss Alice Walton, Associate Professor of Latin and Archaeology. The retiring Executive Board of the Alumna? Association. Miss Ruth S. Goodwin, '98. Dr. Ruth W. Lathrop, '83. Miss Jennie R. Beale, '96. Miss Anna Palen, '88. The 1 910- 1 2 Executive Board of the Alum nee Association. Mrs. Frances Scudder Williams, '85, Pres- ident of the Council. Miss Bertha Bailey, '88. Miss Florence S. M. Crofut, '97, Secretary of the Council. Mrs. Helen Damon Smith, '98. Mrs. Mary Gilman Ahlers, '88. Councillors elected by Wellesley Clubs: Miss Alice W. Stockwell, '04. Mrs. Maud Dean Svmonds, '84. Mrs. Alice Campbell Wilson, I '95- Buffalo — Miss L. Gertrude Angell, '94. Colorado — Proxv, Miss C. Louise Steele, '06. Detroit — Proxy, Miss Laura M. Dwight, '06. Hartford— Miss Jessie C. McDonald, '88. Kansas Cit\ — Airs. Louise B. Freeborn, .'99- Minneapolis — -Miss Caroline W. Dayton, '06. New Haven— Miss Hetty S. Wheeler, '02. [ Miss Mary M. Crawford, '91. Miss Charlotte G. Mar- shall, '98. Mrs. Sarah Woodman Paul, '81. Pittsburgh — Miss Mary B. Gilson, '99 Rochester Miss Linda D. Puffer, '91 Rhode Island Miss Helen M. Capron, '98 Springfield Miss Christine Myrick, '11 Syracuse Miss Marjorie S. Lipe, '10 St. Paul — Mrs. Mary Harriman Severance '85; Washington Miss Frida M. Raynal, '97 Worcester— Mrs. Bertha Thayer Flint, '04 Boston — New York — :r ii e w e l i. i:s \. e v col i. ege me The Alumnae Editor Miss Bertha Man h, '95- The progra nunc is given in lull: Sessions. A. February 3. I. Saturday afternoon 2-5.30. 2-3. Inspection of new buildings. 3.30. Opening session. Faculty Parlor, College Hall. Greetings Frances Scudder Will- iams, Presidenl ol Graduate Coun- cil. Value of ( iraduate ( 'ouinils. To Wellesley — A Welcome and a Prophecy — Presidenl Ellen F. Pen- dleton. To Smith — Results of (he Smith Alumnae Council — Professor Mary W. Calkins. To Princeton — Value, Scope and Methods of the Princeton Univer- sity Graduate Council — Harold Griffith Murray, Secretary. 4.30-5.30. Informal Reception. II. Saturday evening, 7-3°- Business meeting. a. Roll call of members. b. Appointment of committees. c. Wellesley Interests. 1. What do the alumnae want? L. Gertrude Angell, Jessie Claire McDonald. 2. What are the duties and respon- sibilities of Wellesley Clubs? Florence S. M. Crofut, Secretary. 3. How may the Faculty and Alumna co-operate? Professor Sophie Chantel Hart, Professor Katha- rine Lee Bates. 4. Shall we have our own Alumna' Magazine? Bertha March, Alumnae Editor. 5. Favorable localities for the forma- tion of W'ellesley Clubs. 6. Work and aims of our Alumnae Trustees. Elva Young VanWinkle. B. February 4. Sunday. Chapel Service. Vespers. Informal Cathering. C. February 5. Monday. Business meeting. I. 9.30 A. M. a. Roll call. b. Plan of the Council. c. Reports, elections, etc. d. Suggestions for possible I in. mm e, I la-- !<<■< ords, Weill Club-. Preparatory ; Is. <•. Proposed additions and ch the ' onsl it ution : 1 Shall the date of the I ebruary 1 ing be changed to Januai ' ommodate the Alumnae Trus 2 Shall • ch count ill'': on a 1 ommil tee? I . Recommendations. g. Topics suggested for discussion: 1 . Shall the number of studei Wellesley be n--iri< one thousand ? 2. Method of electing an Alumnae t rustee. 3. General expenses of the Council. 4. Shall all member- of the Alumnae Association pay an annua! f< one dollar? 5. Shall the alumnae consider an) plan of raising money for buildii - that all undergraduates may be housed on the campus? THE SESSION OF SATl RDAY AFTERNOON. The fust session of the Welleslej Grad- uate Council was opened by the President of the Council. Mrs. Frances Scudder Williams, '85, with these words iA welcome: " Before I give my simple word- ing, I want 10 express my congratulat to you all and my gratitude that it has been made possible for us 10 meet here together to study and plan for the int< - - of our college. The first greeting of the Council comes to our Alumna President whose presence is so welcome. Student. Alumna. Presi- dent. Who is better titled to advise us and to give a sympathetic as well as in- telligent co-operation? We are proud >>( her splendid judgment, her sense of justice, her truthful, practical devotion to high ideals. To her we tender, to-day, the love and loyalty oi the Alumnae. The oldest alumna here will remember Professor Chapin, but the years have nor taken away one bit of her dignity and womanliness. We welcome her. new title and all, and feel that her presence is an inspiration. We take a keen pleasure in greeting these members of the Academic Council 16 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS and are proud of the fact thai the Graduate Council of Wellesley is, I think, one of the first,— if not the only one — of the Graduate Councils among the colleges, to include the Faculty in its membership. But there was no doubt of the advisability of this step in our minds. I think that you 'Officers of Instruction and Government' are, in a large sense 'Wellesley College' to us alumnae. Aside from our class reunions, when we come back to our Alma Mater, the visit is often a sad one, filled with mem- ories of faces we do not see, and of voices we do not hear; but if we are in touch with you who are guiding and shaping the life here at college, if we hear of your ideals, your aims, of the results of your work, we realize that we still have friends here, we come to have an intelligent and sympathetic interest in the life of Welles- ley ol to-day ; so the visit becomes a happy one, while the memories of long ago are no less tender and loving. So we trust that the new bond estab- lished between the college and the alumnae in this Council will grow stronger and more helpful as the years pass. There is another group here, the 'Re- tiring Officers of the Alumnae Association.' I almost tremble when I look at Miss Good- win; I remember her letters of advice and all the knowledge stored up in the little black book she gave me and which is handed from one president to another. I feel sure I am not a worthy disciple. We welcome the Retiring Board. They were truly considerate and helpful to the present officers when we came into the work and cheer us now in all we do. I turn next to this splendid and rep- resentative body of alumnae who come from the Wellesley clubs of the north, south, east and west of our country, with especial greetings. Your responsibility is a great one, tor you are to carry back reports which, we trust, will bring about great results. May you be wise, enthusiastic, helpful and sincere. I feel that the success — or failure— of the Graduate Council rests largely upon your shoulders, for you have a large vote here as well as a wide influence over the whole country. I know that the impressions received here at these sessions will make us all long, still more earnestly, to grasp, in the wisest way, the opportunity that is ours. I know you are as glad as I am to see our Alumna* Editor, Miss Bertha March, '95, here with us. There are two reasons why she should be here — one is, she has a right to be here as our Alumnae Editor — the second is, we all want her here, and I know each one of us will want to tell her how much we appreciate the fine work she is doing in the Alumnae Department of College .Yews. We officers of the Alumnae Association thus present our greetings to you all and hope this program we have prepared will prove to be helpful. We have really worked hours, days and weeks on its de- tails, but only wish our service was a more efficient one. After this first meeting the program will be in the hands of the Execu- tive Committee, three members of which will be appointed from this Council during these sessions. I wish to say before closing that it is due to our indefatigable Secretary that we are all here to-day, for she is the one, who, with remarkable research, found out the value of the Graduate Council and proposed it. I want this Council, as well as the Alumnae Association Board, to appreciate the splendid work of its Secretary, Florence S. M. Crofut. May the spirit of these sessions be an ideal one, one of courtesy, friendliness and helpful co-operation. I trust that our alumnae will prove by what we say and do that we are not here to demand rights or assume responsibilities that are not ours. So may we all work together in such a way that an ideal atmosphere be created which will always live and control the sessions of the Graduate Council of Welles- ley College." Mrs. Williams' gracious speech was followed by President Pendleton's cordial greetings to the first Graduate Council. She said that it was difficult for her to disassociate her official from her personal greetings, but that it gave her especial pleasure to welcome the Council. Miss Pendleton then spoke of what she thought the Council might do for the college. By avoiding the dangers which would naturally arise from the formation of such a body, the Council could become the center of all the various information concerning outside criticism of the college and its methods: all discussions of the THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS 17 various ways in which the college can be improved. A greal field of service lies before the Council if the work is taken up u hich t he Exe< uth e Board ha out- lined. In lut urc, all alumnae < an bring their requests to the Council which, alter thorough discussion will pass them on to the Alumnae Association lor final reference. Every college needs many things, but it need'- especially the loyal co-operation of its alumnae. Through the means of the Council the college can gain the crystallized opinion of the alumna', and through that much can be done "to bring about a co- operation between the college and its alumnae more hearty, more loyal and more valuable than ever before." The first formal speech of the afternoon was an interesting account by Professor Calkins of the Smith Alumna- Council. This was organized six years ago in 1906. Its aim is to bring the alumna? and. in particular, the Smith College Chilis into close relation to the college, and to aid them in expressing theii loyalty by in- telligent service to college interests. The Alumme Council consists of the alumna? trustees during their term of office and for a period of the three years at the close of their term, the officers of the Alumna' Association, one delegate from each regis- tered local association or club having a membership of at least twenty-five and an additional delegate from each association or club having a membership of more than one hundred. In January of each year a committee of five from this Council, consisting of the president and secretary of the Alumna' Association, one alumna? trustee chosen by the three alumna1 trustees and two alumnae chosen by the alumna^ president, meet at the college, to confer with the President, the Faculty and the under- graduates in regard to efficient lines of service open to the Alumnae Association. At this midwinter meeting, which lasts lour days, the committee meets alone, then with the President of the college, next with a regularly constituted committee of the Faculty, with the heads of houses, and last with a committee from the Student Council. The committee reports to all members of the Council and, within a week before Commencement, the whole Alumnae Council meets at the college to act on the report of the committee and to pn recommendations to be submitted to the Alumnae .\--<« iation. Such important procedures union of all the classes in IQJO, thi vision of the method of voting for alumn.e trustees, and th( the "Alumnae Quarterly" have been initi by thi-. ( Council. The chief address of I • that of Mr. Harold Criffith Murr. tary of the Princeton Gradi incil, who gave an illuminating talk on th< ganization of the Princeton Council, at its tremendous service to the Univei The objecl of the council "is o, advance and strengthen the relation- between the alumni and the college, to 1 to keep in touch with undergraduate- activities, to act as a medium between the college and the alumni, to make known the needs of both." Its chief work been the raising of money for the Uni- versity. Through the mean- of this coun- cil the alumni have been wonderfully organized into associations covering every section of the country, eacl - ition touching another, so that there i- of the United States which does not come within the territory of one of th - ciations. So closely are th< - alumni connected with each other and with the council that remarkably - communication is possible. Any c! in the address of an alumnus known to the class secretary or to the secretary of a sectional club is reported to the secretary of the council, who in turn notifies the editor of the Alumni Weekly. Secret.: the University, the class secretary or the sectional club secretary, as the case may demand, that is. any change of a/: known to any Princeton man is reported to the office oi the secretary of the council, and the (office undertakes to notify every- one interested. By means of this it often happens that the first piece oi mail received by a man at his new residence is an invi- tation to join the association of that section. These alumni associations meet sometiir.es as often as once a month for informal " smok- ers" and to these the council sends promi- nent men to speak on topics ot college interest, and to keep alive an energetic spirit of loyalty. It has been found that the class unit is not as powerful as the 18 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS. sectional club, therefore much emphasis is placed upon these. Each club has several committees. Of these the publicity and preparatory school committees hold great influence. The publicity committee sends to a large number of newspapers in the United States those news items which will benefit not Princeton alone, but be of general interest to her alumni. Through this press bureau the council is able to keep in touch with what the clubs are doing, also it is possible to combat advance opinions as well as to foster them. There is also a committee on class records and organizations. A record is published at each class reunion and this binds the class together more than anything else. For these a uniform basis has been es- tablished by the council committee. The great work of the council has been the organization of the gifts to the college from the alumni. Each gift has to pass for approval or disapproval before the Council Board. Each class at its decennial reunion was accustomed to present a gift# to the college. To make these gifts tend toward one result the "Globe Wernicke," so-called, system of dormitories was or- ganized. As the Gothic form of archi- tecture prevailed at the University, each class gives an entry, and as soon as a sufficient number (ten) of entries for the whole are obtained a dormitory is built. In this way each class has a clear and tangible memorial — there can be no doubt that it is their's. The classes now register for a "Globe Wernicke dor- mitory." Before a class graduates a member of the Graduate Council goes before the class and urges the election of a proper secre- tary, for it is usually the class secretary who, although not always, becomes a mem- ber of the council for five years, at the expiration of which time a new secretary is elected. This secretary is usually one who comes from a large center. The members of the council consist of the class representatives for the last thirty-five years and of fifteen members at large chosen from different districts. The offi- cers of the council are a chairman and a secretary chosen by the council. The chairman appoints all committees, every councillor serves on a committee, and the secretary of the council is chairman of every committee. No trustee is a member of the council and if an alumnus becomes a trustee he is dropped. Any member who fails to attend two successive meetings ceases to be a member. The secret of obtaining money has been to keep every alumnus alive, to see that at least once a year each one hears about the university in detail and knows what is going on there. As an aid to this the importance of an alumni publication cannot be over-emphasized. It is needed to keep the alumni in touch with each other, and to influence them to give to their Alma Mater. Again there is a close connection between the preparatory schools and the school committee of the council. There are meet- ings between the teachers and the secretary of the council. The secretary attempts to visit every centre where examinations for Princeton take place. Careful notice is posted in every preparatory school of the time and place for entrance examina- tions. Another committee, that on undergrad- uates, deals with aid for needy students. The Princeton Graduate Council took two years to reach its present status. Its request for a charter from the trustees of the college was received in a spirit of eager co-operation, but with a doubt as to the powers of the alumni to carry it through. It is only through unselfish co-operation of trustees, president, faculty, and alumni of the University, that present results have been brought about. Since its organization, the number of alumni associations has increased to forty-two. Large sums of money have come to the University since the formation ot the Graduate Council, but the council does not take the credit for all these upon it- self,— since the alumni are always loyal. As long as the University gets the money the council does nor care, and it only claims to have stirred up a spirit of giving among the alumni. The trustees do not solicit the alumni for money, leaving that work to the coun- cil, and the council is bound to hold up the hands of the trustees, to support them in every legitimate way. The council must first of all take itself seriously, for great powers rest in its hands. T II E \Y E L L E S L E V COL i. E ' - E N E V. - . THE SATURDAY EVENING SES- SION. The second session of the Council opened with the roll-call. A large map of the l 'nilecl Stales had been hung over a bla< k- board, and each delegate from th<- Welles- Ie\ clubs responded to her name by pin- ning a small blue flag through thai city whose club she represented. Then Miss Angell and Miss McDonald took up the question "What do the Alumnae Want.-'*' Miss Angell said in pari : "The one aspect of this question for us to consider, as members of the Graduate Council, is, it seems to me, wii.vi DO WE ALUMNA WANT THE COLLEGE TO DO FOB US IX ORDER THAT WE AS A BODY MAY IN TURN BE OF THE GREATEST SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE? First, then, we want the college to give us the opportunity to serve wherever in her judgment we are qualified to be of use. Second, to the end that we may serve intelligently, we want a more inti- mate first-hand knowledge of policies within the college. Third, in order that we may serve efficiently we want a place here in the college grounds (in a Students' Building, if you please) adequate for Alumnae headquarters, for reunions in June and for general business the year round. Fourth, and finally, in order that the impetus of this initial meeting and the momentum acquired may function in immediate service, we want to be given, here and now, work upon which to expend this force. Among the ways in which we should be qualified by training and experience to be of immediate use, six seem to me worth considering: First, there is the obvious way of giving the always much-needed help of financial aid — for the Student Building, for example; and money we can always give, if we can come by it ! Second, there is the equally obvious service of creating throughout this whole country a sentiment in favor of YYellesley, by means of club activity, and through personal influence with individual girls who are or should be going to college. Much can be done, first, to secure the right kind of girl, and second, to create in the mind of the girl the right attitude toward college work and college play. The average girl needs to know, as President Pendleton said in her inaugural address, th life, thai precious someth tained from book-, i- a by-produ< < omes i" thai si udenl only wh< the -pirit of the college and hire tributes his -hare of right living to it- life. Third, a wisely i hosen commi alumnae should be able to render valuable service to both Faculty and studei and therefore to t he colli i ally disinterested body to whom differ in regard to non-academic activi example, mighl be referred for ; tion. Fourth, it i- not too ambiti- hope, perhaps, that out of our collective experience- as citizens, educators, I makers, or other specialists, we might bring some trained intelligence to tie cussion of real values in the college curric- ulum. At least a committee of us appoint- ed to make recommendation- might prove a harmless venture. Fifth, the alumnae who have achieved in any special work. particularly of a professional nature render valuable service by bringing back to the heads of departments and to un- dergraduates the story of their experi Such a meeting as was held lasl sprii e the Art Building, for example when former students of the Art Department exhibited some of their recent work and told how they had brought it to ] iss must prove to the Department, from its purely academic standpoint, an illuminat- ing comment on the working quality of its theories, and to the girls, from their practical point of view, an incalculable aid in determining their post-graduate ac- tivities. Sixth and last, and most impor- tant among the services we ought even now to be able to render the college, is the sim- ple one of holding up the hands >^\ the Faculty; they are potential Wellesley and theirs is the burden and heat oi the day. If we can help them, we can help indeed, and I believe we can in two ways: rirst , by bringing them whatever oi train- ing or experience we have gained in work- ing elsewhere at the same problems which they are trying to solve here; and second. by merely having and showing an in- telligent interest in their work. There is an immense moral stimulus to one who works with head and heart, in the evi- dence that his problems and his efforts to solve them are of real and vital interest to some one else. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS The need of a more intimate knowledge on the pari of the alumna? of policies within the college has already been recog- nized li\ the college and steps have been taken to secure a systematic connection between the college and the alumna- every- where; Ian the obligation of bringing the alumnae into touch with Wellesley-present, rests nol alone with the college, but quite as organically with the alumna' body, the class organizations and the Wellesley clubs. The college is doing its part, first, in compiling the Wellesley Record, second, in issuing quarterly bulletins, third, in calling the Graduate Council. (It might be wise, even if finances prohibit, to go a step further in the matter of bulletins and issue reports from President and Dean more- frequently, as some colleges are now doing; and still one step further in the matter of Graduate Council, and pay a part of the traveling expenses of the delegate from far distant and widely scattered alumna' rather than have these alumnae unrepresented. This is the policy of Smith, I believe.) As to the alumnae's responsi- bility, obviously again (it seems always so obvious when it is the alumnae's ob- ligation) the first duty of the alumnae body, in the effort to enlighten its mem- bers concerning their college, is to publish an alumnae magazine to which members of the Faculty and alumnae trustees shall regularly contribute. The present plan of combining with the "News" is a good beginning, but it cannot be seriously re- garded as anything more than a beginning. But even when the alumnae body has published its magazine there will still remain a distinct effort to be made by the class organizations. It seems to me that ii should be both the business and the pleasure of the class organizations at their reunions to inform themselves concern- ing the college; to visit its new buildings, :e its new equipment, to hear at their business meetings the statement of a com nit tee appointed some months before to 1 ibk up and report on changes in the policy of the college or in the academic work of its various departments. At the class banquets, lei us, by all means, toast our Alma Mater along with our class babies, but at our business meetings, let us inform ourselves concerning her. It is the part of the clubs, until some syste- matic connection can be established with the college, first, to maintain a standing committee whose business it shall be to inform itself concerning Wellesley-present, and then to keep itself and the club in- formed of any change in policy or estate; and second, if possible, to entertain as guest and speaker for one meeting at least in the year, a member of the college Faculty whose opportunity it shall be to report present-day Wellesley to the club. When, enumerating the alumnae's wants, I named in the interest of efficient service a Student Building, I wasirresistibly reminded of the resourceful old darkey who after several days of vainly entreating the Lord to send him a chicken, suddenly bethought himself of asking the Lord to send him after a chicken, when, presto! the coveted bird was his that very night. So we, if instead cf petitioning the powers that be for a Student Building, we but ask to be set about getting it, perhaps Ave, too, shall receive. "As a fourth want, I asked that we be given some work of immediate importance. I had in mind the problem which to him who runs seems Wellesley's most pressing concern, the village Freshmen. Practi- cally all the Freshmen, I am told, now live in the village, in houses which are neither college dormitories nor under the direct supervision of the college officials. Could the alumnae help to determine what is to be done? Whether Wellesley shall limit the number of her students (i. e. so raise the standard that the surviving fittest will be able to be lodged in available dormi- tories) ; or whether the college — or the alumnae — shall build new dormitories for all who come? Meantime, could the alumnae institute and conduct a night, or a day, similar to Dartmouth Night for the Freshmen? It is the custom for the alumni of Dartmouth College to hold a meeting for the Fresh- men, soon after their arrival in the fall, at which a number of the prominent graduates — good speakers, all of them — definitely set about filling the Freshmen full of college spirit, college' spirit of the right sort. Could we provide something similarly helpful for Wellesley Freshmen? The college is doing its utmost through its Christian Associa- tion and through its Student Government organization to minimize the loss 'in manners and in morals;' could we, in ad- dition, do something constructive to help TIN-; WELLKSLKY COLLIDE them, il nol to grow 'in grace and in knowl- edge,' a1 leasl to hold fast whatever ideals of conduci and achievemenl the) ha e broughl with them?" After Miss Angell's earnest addn came an equally forceful plea from Mi McDonald: "There is a tradition thai on woman ■ lips, a i least, a characteristic New England, if nol American phrase is 'I wanl to know.' lis meaning varies with the inflection of the voice. It may express surprise, admira- tion, wonder, and last bul not least, it may indicate a desire tor information. Surely the Wellesley alumna 'wants to know.' For returning after an absence of five, ten, twenty, even thirty years, her soul is filled with wonder as she views the College Beautiful to-day. She knows herself to be five, ten, twenty, or thirty years older than she was in her student days, — she hopes she is wiser. So, too, her beloved Alma Mater is five, ten, twenty, thirty years older — and by so many years — wiser. But as she knows herself to be herself still — so she believes that the Wellesley of 1912 is the Wellesley in spirit that blessed her own undergraduate days and sent her out into the world to learn the practical value of a life of service. Down in Washington there lives an old colored woman who as a girl wras a slave. Last spring she said to me — 'Yes, honey, I likes being free. Its a great thing to know-' you's you' own boss — -and I praises de Lord for Marsa Lincoln ebery day 1 lives. But dere is times, when, deep down in my send, I knows I likes belonging to somebody.' It is this desire to 'belong' that overwhelms us as we come back to this college world. We feel that we must prove, if only to ourselves, that in some peculiar sense we still belong to the ever unfolding life here. And so we are more than eager to help. This spirit expresses itself in the exuberant enthusiasm of the many, — as also in the possible adverse criticism of the few. But whether the words be those of unstinted praise or qualified blame, the heart of the Welles- ley alumna is loyal to the college she loves. We come representing the four thousand women who hold degrees and the equally devoted non-graduate members of the Wellesley Clubs. I am sure we are united in our wish to hold up the hands of those on whom the burden of responsibility falls here: and we an- equall] give to the outside world in whicl ;i true account of the spiril and methods in accordance with which Wellesley Hint ing t he problems of to-d I he double mission demand- 1 know: that we know the Wellesle; to-day not only from the more or fragmentary point of view of th< undergraduate, but also from the and calmer standpoint of those who guide the academic and executive it Robert Louis S m tell- us that 'in order to live effectively we must understand our neighbor from the it 5 and ourselves from the outside.1 Cannot those of its whose life is lived within I college walls and those of US wi - are spent beyond these < 1 >11< - unite in an effort to realize for Well this two-fold vision? Then an interpretation of Wei; the outside world! It is as mothers <>r teacher-, maiden aunts or family friend- that we come into contact with the girl of to-day. We find our word of advice, 'Choose Wellesley for your College" followed by an endless chain of 'whys. Our belief in the Wellesley ideal and our faith in the personal power of those in authority here do nol answer such pr cal questions .1- these: How* does the village life for Freshmen affect the college spirit? What is the relation between the vill g students and the upper class girls on the campus? \">a the village students come into per- sonal contact with the Faculty in their social life; and if so, to what extent? What is the relation between Faculty Control and Student Government? How does Student Government affect the dignity oi student intercours Is there a tendency for Student Govern- ment to grow in importance? In the academic world does Wellesley offer peculiar advantages in any special line? In what department audio what extent are the resources ol Boston made avail- able? To what extent is the student guided in her plan of work? Is Wellesley satisfied with the present entrance requirements? If changes were 22 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS to be made would they mean alteration in the list of subjects or a readjustment in the time limitations? Is I he average scholarship to-day higher? To what sort of life does the average Wellesley girl look forward? These are a few of a long list of ques- tion- suggested to me by various alumnae within the past few days. A wise father once gave the following advice to his son who wras struggling to write his first article for publication in a magazine: 'In order to write success- fully on any topic of widespread interest, two things are necessary to the author. First, and if anything more important, an appreciation of the point of view of ignorance: — and then an accumulation of well-authenticated facts.' Now we delegates to this council come with a keen appreciation of the point of view of ignorance. We hope to gain some helpful knowledge based on well-authen- ticated facts. In order to be of any lasting service to the College or in order to rightly interpret the College to the world in which we live, we realize that first we need and want to know. But may I say to those of this council whose knowledge is theirs in virtue of their service, that those of us who want to know believe that to 'sympathize is to learn.'" One of the interesting and enlightening subjects of the evening was the large map prepared with much care and detail by Miss Crofut, the secretary of the Council, showing where, by reason of the number of resident alumnae, Wellesley clubs might and ought to be in existence. The dis- tricts where Wellesley clubs are now or- ganized seemed pitifully small and few compared with the numerous blank spaces where the white pins should have been to mark their presence. Miss Crofut's able address on the Duties and Opportunities of Wellesley Chilis follows: All of us are familiar not only with Holmes' poem, entitled 'The Chambered Nautilus,' but with the shell itself, from which the poem takes its name. And we know, dating back even to the time of the Renaissance, that from its beautiful, firm surface, the artist, after welding the shell into place on the top of a little wooden si a in lard, which he grasped firmly in his hand, has then cut cameos of great beauty. To one, who the past eighteen months has come to feel the potentialities of the Wellesley clubs, the Graduate Coun- cil has been evolved to be like the standard of the cameo-cutter, holding all these Wellesley shells together: the idea of the shell we have been taught to love by her who has recently resigned from the Welles- ley world. And now the great possibilities within these shells, which duty may point out and opportunity may unfold shall begin to be utilized to-day by the skill of our master-carver — the President of this Grad- uate Council. But, even she cannot carve a Wellesley monument, in word or deed, unless the Wellesley clubs provide her with the instruments, each adapted to and developed from its peculiar need ; so that the matter of furnishing instrumen- talities amounts, sooner or later, first to duty and second to opportunity. The duty of Wellesley clubs, first, for the in- dividual club itself and second, for the Graduate Council, will now be considered; and then we shall dwell briefly on the op- portunities now in your hands as Wellesley clubs to embrace: First for your community, second, for preparatory schools, third for the Alumnae Association, and fourth for Wellesley clubs. It is a distorted view, when one considers duty as a disagreeable function. Duty clarifies, consolidates, cements. The first duty of every Wellesley club to itself is this : it is desirable that each club shall tend to similarity of organization by adopting a constitution or by-laws or both, which, in the main, shall be identical; and if not already incorporating certain provisions, we recommend should be amended at once to carry out the following suggestions: i . The annual meeting of the — Wellesley club shall be held prior to June first of each year. 2. Without further notice, each club shall send its full annual report before June first to the Corresponding Secretary of the Alumnae Association. [Parenthetically we will comment on this point, that only fourteen of the twenty- two registered Wellesley clubs responded last May to the Secretary's request for a report.] 3. A list of the officers of each club shall be sent annually before October first to the college, as well as to the Alumnae General Secretary addressed in care of the college. THE WELLES LEY COLLEGE NKV. [Had this always been done, notice would have unfailingly reached the proper club offii ials.] 4. Representation in the Graduate Council. Club eligibility to elect an alum- na as councillor shall be quoted in lull from the parallel section ol the constitution of 1 he ( Graduate ( Council and 5. Representation a1 the Alumnae Luncheon. The privilege granted non- graduates by the Alumnae Asso< iation and by the college shall be referred to in the constitution as entitling each club to ele< 1 one non-graduate as a delegate to the alumna' luncheon. Explanatory of the lasi two sections, it may be noted, that these two privileges of representation for Wellesley clubs are to be awarded, in the one case (4) to a graduate; and in the second case (5) to a non-graduate. Within your by-laws, it might be well to specify, that all parliamentary questions shall be referred to Roberts' Rules of Order. The Constitution and By-Laws, which have been sent us this week by the new Syracuse Wellesley Club, so wonder- fully organized this January with forty- nine members, we can quote as being al- most a model of its kind. We assume, that all the clubs here repre- sented have been systematically organized ; but no doubt some, more than others, have active committees, from which it is hoped you have the courage to exclude the drones. Let your committee on membership, for example, make each autumn a thorough canvass to gather under one roof the Welles- ley alumnae and non-graduates in your city and the neighboring towns. In the case of non-payment of dues, after two notices sent at reasonable intervals, let those who are delinquent be dropped. It is our opinion, if more rigor in this di- rection was observed by all of our organi- zations, that — perhaps not till after an eon or two, but at any rate eventually — annual dues would be more regularly paid to college clubs as well as to Alumnae As- sociations and thereby insure to each the income which is their legitimate due. In the case of our own Alumnae x\ssociat ion, its income would then be increased approxi- mately from fourteen hundred to four thousand dollars. The value to clubs of taking up a continuous subject, perhaps, and of printing a calendar is immeasurable. In arranging the program foi ir, it is desirable 10 consult th< I* in \ 0111 < ii ■. in ord<-r to avoid 1 onflu • important meetings and so ->■< un attendance .0 the less frequent Well< gatherings. And lor the last above all, induce your Wellesle) club members to feel that the Welleslej club and not the college club M . A. C. A. in your community claims their first al The two an- nol comparable; 50 neither i- militant . Bui ea< h can be .1 for< e serving the well-being of the other. Now a- regards the duty of the Welles- ley club- to the Graduate Council. Just because the club councillors are assembled here this evening, that seems a duty nearer at hand, may be, than duties apper- taining to the daily routine of your club families that you have left at home. There i> one duty which your club may fulfil, by bringing to the attention of the ofl of the Graduate Council, favorable locali- ties in your own states for t he organization of new Wellesley clubs. In this ra we hope, moreover, that you max • your influence again>t the sentiment we have heard expressed thi> past year and lately by one of our best-known alumna-. who was asked if she would not be instru- mental in organizaing a Wellesley club in her city, where eleven alumna-, according to the Register and an additional non- graduate increment, beside a fluctuating addition of both — might mvih to offer a sufficient nucleus. That this number, moreover, is sufficient to regard nucleus we feel we can affirm, be. Syracuse with only seven alumna- perma- nent residents has just organized with forty-nine members ami these instances might be easily multiplied. But the reply of the alumna was this: 'Although there are a good main- Wellesley women here, they are o\ most widely divergent years ami tastes and social circles. 1 am sure any organization on just college lines would be a dismal failure.' Is such as reply a stimulus to your officers? h might seem, that at least ten years after graduating the Wellesley woman might feel her s position insured against any calamity due to mixing. Then again, there is the large Welles- ley club, noble in numbers, and we frankly say we rejoice to praise it side by side. numerically speaking with. e. g.. a Prince- 24 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS ton or a Yale Alumnae Association. Yet I would like to leave the question with the councillors, who art- unprejudiced, if it is quite the besl and most loyal and most efficienl method tor alumnae of a state which has two hundred and forty-seven Wellesley graduates alone, with one hun- dred and seventeen of the two hundred and forty-seven located in cities within a radius of twenty-five miles from each other, who instead of organizing at least one club in their own state pour into the hos- pitable home of a large neighboring city on the plea that it is more convenient to go to a Wellesley club there, where they do their shopping, rather that in their own city? This larger city has in its own limits one hundred and eighty-five alumnae ac- cording to the Register and at least forty- three in the suburbs. Added to this is the large shifting number of alumnae and non-graduates that invariably flock to the large city every year. But disregard- ing the transient Wellesley comer, that city has two hundred and twenty-eight alumnae alone to whom its Wellesley club is easily accessible. This case is not unique, otherwise it might not be consid- ered here. To change the situation in all instances seems a reasonable suggestion in order to result in greater work by a greater number. Xo group of Wellesley women can ever acquire much for Welles- ley without absolute individual work; and individual work is restricted by necessity to a relatively small number of persons, when a club membership is extraordinarily large. There is another important objec- tion to the drawing of members from several cities, each with a Wellesley nu- cleus, with a large club elsewhere. This shuts out a great many Wellesley women from the privileges and the stimulus of a Wellesley club, because they are such who have neither leisure nor means for carfare or -owns to go elsewhere. Their atten- dance would be perfectly possible were the club in or more adjacent to their own city. These facts are too patent to demand further enlargement. Jus1 a word may be applicable to the Councillors. The organization of this Graduate Council has been due to many reasons, and not alone for the purpose of keeping abreast of other alumnae associa- tions. But it has been planned with this as one of the objects in mind, that every Wellesley club representative should con- sider her election to this Council as a position of trust, second to none to which she has ever been called. And why? It is the call to work systematically at last for the col- lege which has given each of us so fully of her equipment and from whose Alumnae President and the Acting-Dean and from the ten Faculty representatives, we are still privileged to profit by their presence in our Council to co-operate with us in our family gatherings. You, Wellesley Club Councillors, come as the east and as the west to hold up the object of the Grad- uate Council, whose deliberations you are then to disseminate wisely. You, your- selves, as unrelated Wellesley- clubs created its need. You have heard the summons for geographical representation of our alumnae and you have come to this bac- calaureate body. And now, what are you going to do? First of all, what is your Wellesley club going to do for your community.-' Would not each club be glad to do something so vital this winter, that the same might be said by spring, as was said of a certain Wellesley club last year — that the success of an artistic benefit under its auspices had made the Wellesley Club stand for more to the people of that city than it had ever done before? While you are undertaking- something like that in your community, save your literary ideals at the same time you are enlarging your practical and pro- gressive knowledge. A live club does this. It is perfectly possible for the Wellesley club everywhere to become a great teacher and its members inspiring personalities in your city- which will then, in an inner circle, come to know the true spirit of womanhood which was the ideal of our beloved Founders. Let the Wellesley club be a sane power in your community; create a Wellesley atmosphere. And then more specifically', there is the opportunity- for the influence of the Welles- ley club in the High School or private school in your city. Discretion and tact and good taste can put many a Wellesley blue idea into the wise young heads of the high school girls. The girl of the preparatory- school age is very discerning. She is coming to be a connoisseur in relative charms and rel- ative merits of the Wellesley woman or in the what-not woman. Prizes offered for compet- itive essays, on appropriate subjectsoften in- THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS troduce a college spirit into the preparatory schools. Countless other more practical devices can occur to you. And now i he opporl unil y no, nol t hal . Inn the opportunities open to the Welles- ley clubs as regards the Wellesley Alumnae Association are really equivalent in number to the more importani undertakings the Association suggests or promotes. Winn the Alumnae Association asks thai the clubs appeal to members to pay their annual alumnae dues, thai is an opportu- nity to remind others to pay a legitimate obligation. Again when a committee ol the Alumnae Association sends a communi- cation soliciting co-operation to further the object for which the Association has appointed that committee, shall the Wellesley club regret the time it take- al a business meeting to read such a notice. or reluctantly assist in raising money for which the communication may ask? There is the opportunity of your club clearly before it — to be loyal to the requests of the Alumnae Association. And believe this, that the Wellesley club will, I think, never receive an appeal for raising funds, that has not been the outcome of conscientious, far-seeing deliberation by the members who are discharging their duty on any alumnae committee. With this in mind, let me commend to you, moreover, the wisdom of the large undertaking instead of small, trivial methods of money-raising. All it requires is a little courage. When, moreover, a communication from the Alumna1 Association or the Graduate Council is received by you or your club, please confer the very great favor of a prompt and legible reply. There is another opportunity for help- fulness to the Association and incidentally to the college. When a request comes for statements regarding your vocational mem- bers, do comply with the request. Whether such a request comes officially — but only for a stated reason which is important — is not a vital consideration. The vital consideration is this: all such statistics are ultimately for the benefit of our Alma Mater. Such a list is drudgery at the be- ginning, but once begun it is an easy mat- ter to keep it up-to-date. This matter oi vocational records will be referred to later as a recommendation. Last of all and above all, there is the opportunity the Wellesley clubs may util- lire< tly tor Welles!* we meel on neutral ground d io band our her in a council and we ha\ <• do: full sense, thai ii -hall be ,i bond to uni to Wellesley . 1 1 means, I h; in no r be p.. d inerl . bui summoned to wake up from our leth By this < 'ouncil we hope lir-i lime, what may develop into ah. efficiency. By that, honored i illors of the Administration and the Facult] do not mean alumna- suprei true that the tendency to-day, whi it i- in the case of the undergrade of any college,as represented, fori by it- student-governmenl or out in the world of women, one too much about rights and too lit- responsibilities. Alumna- responsibilil one great aim ol our ("ouncil: that is one phase of what we mean to convey by the expression — alumna- efficiency. We are al1. therefore, called together to tell other, not about our rights, but to in on each other the matter of carefully paired individual responsibility thai comes us Wellesley women, who - shut out carping criticism. This sibility will unfold and be maintained by systematic work through your home club and through our Council Committees which shall divide up our councillors into a work- ing body: a working body. So to go back again to the "Chambered Nautilus,' it lain-- you its prophecy: 'From' thy wise lips a clearer note is born Than ever Triton blew from wreathed horn.' The whole question oi duty and oppor- tunity for the Wellesley Clubs can be summed up by the telling little story fifteen-year-old boy in the heart oi the Maine woods. His ingenuity in mending the harness that broke one day when he was driving a party ten miles into camp, and his conversation on the way showed the vim that was in him. The next winter one oi the gentlemen sent for him to be his office boy, and a few months later was surprised by finding among a pile of r let lers he was to sign, a well-written letter with the initials of his Maine office boy. That boy did his duty in mending the harness and the surprise he gave his employer by learning typewriting all by 26 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS him- - :he boy had used his rtunity. ir Wellesley Club Councillors, take - homely illustration back to your 5, that the l\ cry-day loyalty and duty g sp of the larger opportunities :ich now lies open to you. to at our silent oath of allegiance, when cepted our diplomas from Wellesley College on the day of our Commencement of knowing the larger meaning of "Non ministrari sed ministrare.-'" Professor Bates and Professor Hart then spoke on the means by which the Faculty and the alumnae may co-operate. ssor Bate- suggested that the alumna- might assume the responsibility of impressing upon future Wellesley stu- dents that the "college is an institution of learning" and not merely a place in which to enj - ial opportune - - r Hart considers it desirable that Faculty and alumnae should come into - r contact with each other: that this would be a mutual benefit. Since it is natural for an alumna on her return to - :k the Faculty she already knov - - -sarily a long time before a new member of the Faculty knows the old students. The alumnae should make an effort to know the Faculty". The Facul- ty would appreciate the outside view the alumnae. Miss Hart believes that the Council will be a place for the interchange of ideas, that it may ssion to all sorts of educational :. that by its means will come a clearer and more specific understanding of Welles- ley in order to meet criticism of the college. that if members of the Faculty were invited -teak more often before Wellesley clubs, the alumnae would acquire a clearer understanding of the present college con- ditions and needs, that many things may be done by the alumnae to aid in the prepar- ator; - 5. There is co-operation needed in the matter of Fellowships. The Faculty- have appreciated the foundation of Fellow- Wellesley, but by many it is felt that it would work well to establish a Fel- - lip at another college so that the Well girl might have the advantages of a different college atmosphere. lowing this topic came the discussion concerning the establishment of an inde- pendent alumnae magazine. The alumnae editor attemped merely to show the disad- vantage of the present combination, the advantage of a separate publication, and to suggest a tentative plan for a new magazine. Her position was somewhat reinforced by the fact of the existence of the Graduate Council, which, as Mr. Murray emphasized in his address, needs a publication to be its instrument in draw- ing the alumnae together, in spreading in- formation among them, in reaching them for the purpose of making known the plans for which their support is needed "There are certain definite conclusions which it is impossible not to reach after five months of experience. One of the first disadvantages of the combination is that the form of the magazine is not in our hands. We have been obliged to accept poor print, poor paper, a crowded arrange- ment of material without proper space between articles, no indexing at all until the last two numbers, and that inadequate. and the humiliating necessity of placing good material written by those who know their subject well, who have names — many of them — known not only in the Wellesley world, but in the outer life — in a secondary position. following subordinate under- graduate material. Thanks to the courtesy of the advertising manager, advertisements have not disfigured our materail in the magazine number proper — for that we are duly grateful. Most important of all is lack of space. Although at first the alumnae were slow in responding to requests for material, grad- ually an interest has been awakened and fewer refusals and many more acceptances have marked the editor's morning mail. The result is that each month the difficulty has been, not in the possession of too little material, but in the possession of too much. Each month articles, which, in order to be timely, should be published at once, have to be delayed for a month or more. The same trouble concerns the "News - They are lagging far behind in publication, the lack of space making it impossible to publish those which come to the editor's hands each week. In order that the magazine shall have a broader interest, items should be published concerning other colleges. We should know what other alumnae are doing. This is. of course, impossible, since T 1 1 E \V ELL E S L E V C O L L E G E X E V we have not ifficient for our inter' The following tentative plan has for our independent maga/ This -hall be a monthly, price not more than | - > a year. There would be : i. A monthly resume of affair- at the campus' note-, matters of in- the student community so that the alumna- would keep in touch with their college. 2. News notes, full and timely. 3. Wellesley club reports 4. Literary n< 5. Reviews of alumna? publicar 6. Items of interest concerning other colle^ - As much purely magazine material as there is now. B. A Free Press And again we must remember that the Graduate Council needs the magazine. In a late letter to the editor the Secretary of the Princeton Graduate Council wr ' I would again emphasize the value of an alumnae publication to the Council. We could not get along without ours, and I consider it of more importance to the Grad- uate Council than almost anything If the magazine is to be a force, if it is to draw the alumnae closer to each other and to the college, it must be independent. There must be more room for its worth- while' articles. But it remains in the hands of the alumnae to decide whether they will remain merely a department in an undergraduate publication, or whether they will be an independent, broad-minded, dignified magazine worthy of their own best contributions, wielding in time, per- haps, a certain power over alumnae in- teresl - The last topic of the evening was on the "Work and Aims of Our Alumnae Trustees." by Mrs. Elva Young Van VInkle. Mrs. Van Yinkle suggested for discuss by the Graduate Council 'the ad1 - bility of requesting from our alumna? trustees a more detailed report of the y business than is now given the Alumna? Association. There must be certain matters on which these trusrees should be requested to report to the body that put them in authority. From time to time the Governing Board of Yale reports to its alumni through the Yale Alumni Weeklv. The Smith alu: n full in Alumr ort. the policy Yale vital touch with the ' jmni through ope: polk rning h that remarkable Ya! manifested bv the alum THK MONDAY SESSION. The Graduate Council time on Monday morning. There were general and informal di- most important topics placed on the gramme. President Pendleton gave 1 -ank and enlightening talk on the asked by Miss McDonald in her speech S .turday evening, answering mr - these. The reports concerning the f- tion of the committees already ment: heard and accepted. Certain new appointments were mad the organization of the Council is to be left to a committee of three. The two new members of r Committee are Miss Jessie Clare Mc- Donald. '88. and Mrs \ Brown Line- $3, and in June of her term of office as F member of this Con;: ttee s Frances Scudder Willia: - - The five members-at-large of th cil. chosen from unrepresented V territory, were elected, at sessioi - Hows From Seattle. V - g Mrs. Laura Whipple Carr. From Houston. Texas. Miss Fir. g 4. From Lincoln. Xebra- Hanlin Hinman. From Wilmington. N Jane Hall. ' - Young Van Winkle. Votes :•: thanks wt- _ - ient .'.eton. Miss Tufts and : the administration. Promr the mee: ^ .nd the - - - sion of the Wellesley Graduare Council - over. THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS Impressions of the Graduate Council. The meeting of the Graduate Council was full of interest, not only to the daugh- of Wellesley, but also to those who have had the good fortune to be adopted into the family. It is said that no foster- child can ever love the home in the same way as he who has been to the manor horn : probably not in exactly the same way, but sometimes, perhaps, in even larger measure, for devotion grows with the hours of work and thought given to the object cherished. So those of us who have come from other college homes to be a part of the Wellesley Faculty have grown to love her, doubtless not with the same kind of affection as her own alumna- feel, but at least with a more intimate regard than we know for our own Alma Mater. We have sometimes, I fear, watched the returning classes in their meetings and banquetings with a bit of the lonely outsider feeling. There could be, however, no such feeling during these three days of Graduate Council, for the hours were not devoted to recalling college friendships and experiences, but to dis- cussions of questions regarding the present and future welfare of our college. The meetings were most interesting to a member of the Faculty who has been here a suffi- cient number of years to feel at one with the college, and yet not long enough to see the students she herself has helped to train taking prominent positions in the world. These older alumna?, who are now showing how Wellesley has fitted women for places of trust and authority, usually return to college only at Tree Day or in June, and then they seek, very natur- ally, either their class-mates on the Facultv or the members of the Faculty they knew as undergradual - The strongest impression left upon me by the whole meeting is that of earnest- ness and sincerity of purpose. These alumna- had, many of them doubtless at a sacrifice, left their homes, their business. or their schools to come up here to consult upon a question which they felt to be of ure.u importance; the question of what share it i- their right and privilege to have in the upbuilding of this college. Again I felt a wise unanimity of desire tor the careful working out of a large plan; a plan that in its scope shall embrace our whole country from Maine to California, and shall be effective not only in the present but for the coming generations of Welles- Jumnae. This willingness to move slowly, and this determination to have a definite organization on some such sure footing as any successful concern would have, seem to me the most hopeful signs that the future results of this and later Council- will be the binding together in a common bond of loyalty and service all those women who have been indebted to Welles- lex- College for training and inspiration. I was also impressed by the eagerness of the alumna- to know what is now being done in the college, how the college is changing intellectually and socially, and in what direction these changes are likely to turn her course in the future. It is such a far cry from the days when we were Juniors and Seniors, and felt we were actually helping to form college standards and ideals, that most of us are only ab- stractly and generally interested in the daily doings of life at our own Alma Mater. But it appeared to me that the Wellesley alumnae attending the Council were not only interested generally, but knew and cared about very concrete detail-. We Faculty members found ourselves asked why the girls do this and why they do that : what is intended by this or expected of that. One alumna asked why the undergraduates allow the same girl to hold two important positions. I answered, "I believe they do not; they try to guard the distribution of offices with great care.'' Then she gave, to my surprise, the names of girls who seem to her now so duplicat- ing responsibility. I was astonished to find that she, as an alumna, knew facts which had escaped my notice. This wish to be intelligent about what is happening to-day was accompanied by not the least expressed or implied desire on the part of any one to suggest the path the future development of the college shall take: to regret that Wellesley has already become a different institution from what she knew it to be in the golden age of her undergraduateship; to repine that the college is growing away from a small, home- like group and toward the bigness and com- plexity of the university. This generosity and breadth of view, this desire to be intelligent about present-day conditions, and this purposeful planning for the future, gave to those of us who have never before had the privilege of work- ing with the alumna3, a new sense of re- sponsibility in helping to train the women who are in the years to come to represent the college; a keener feeling of support and sympathy from the body of former students and a large hope that in the fu- ture, to be a Wellesley alumna will always mean, not only passive pridein Alma Mater, but active interest in her welfare and eagerness to contribute to her good. Laura E. Lockwood. HE WELLKSLhV rou.l-M- REMINISCENSES OF THE GRAD- UATE CO* NCIL. How may an impression oi th<- atmos- phere ol the Graduate Council be given, while telling of the actual facts and the discussions thai took place al the sessions? In the firsl place, all alumnae ma) I a pici lire oi the i ollege .1- we saw it . bathed in either brighl sunshine or clear moon- light. Those wen- our wen her settings which were appreciated and enjoyed by 1 he councillors, who came from all over 1 he country,- even as far wesl as Minneapolis. The welcome and hospitality expressed in Miss Tuft's warm hand-hake and -mile, her careful arrangements for our comfort, Mrs. Ahlers1 cordiality and the attention shown us by all helper- in the office and college household, began the day in an ideal way. Some Councillors took ad- vantage of the opportunity given them by volunteer guides, to see the new build- ings, while others gave themselves up to the enjoyment of renewing old friendship-. At 3.30 all came together to the beautiful room given for our use in all the sessions — the sunny, delightfully furnished recep- tion room, called the Faculty Parlor, and the opening session began. An ac- count of all the sessions is given elsewhere, so I will only speak of one feature of the program, the address of our guest at the opening session — Mr. Harold Griffith Mur- ray, Secretary of the Graduate Council of Princeton. Faculty and alumnae alike listened eagerly as he outlined in a mosl magnetic way the tremendous scope and usefulness of the Graduate Council in Princeton affairs. He was very generous in what he gave as to the details and plans of that organization and in bringing pam- phlets and literature bearing on the work. His enthusiasm and ideals thus set a high water mark in our planning and were an inspiration throughout the whole session. After the evening meeting of the Council every one was irresistibly drawn to dear old College Hall Center by the sound of fresh young voices and there we found the students singing for us. We heard old songs and new songs. Some we could join in; all we enjoyed, and at the close, alumnae and students together gave the cheer we all love. I often wonder just how the students consider us alumnae; are we really queer inexplainable speci- mens, or just older sisters? They treat us oftentimes as if we were very dear older sisters and I. for one, am going to accept that view of the situation — though I think that sometii estim Sunday, on the pr 1 in- dicate .1 da) ot It it was full oi delightful the beginning The chapel -1 ron- thoughl - and Professor Whiting, ai to welcome the alumna delightful "after-dinner her charming ho four o'i informal gathering of the Alumn cillors was held to help ;. tie many questions and to decid< wire most valuable for dis Monday morning. The >pirit of thi- n ing was one of eager ;- judgment and helped wonderful h us all together in mutual acquaint Then came supper in the Faculty din- ing-room and the beautiful vi - after which we all walked in the moonlight to President Pendleton's The alumna- appreciated her invil to come to see her in her own h break bread with her. The charming rooms were full and the evenii ^ lightful one. Our President i- giving much time and strength to the alumna-. She entertains with such simph cordiality that each one mus that her smile and hand clasp mean friendship and co-operation. Just here I will say that much w - to the sessions of the Graduate Council by the presence of President Pendleton. Acting Dean Chapin and the ten mem of the Academic Council. Th< through the sessions splendid, sympathetic listeners, ready to add a helpful wor just the right time, and showing true courtesy and a wise co-operation in all discussions. I think many oi us alumnae felt that this intercourse was a pri\ and that we never before have come into such a persona] as well as pleasant rela- tion to a body oi \Yellesley*s Faculty. All too soon on Monday the sessions were over. Regretful good-byes were said, eager anticipations for the next council meeting in June were expressed, and like a whirlwind the Alumnae Councillors were swept away to the stations, some in sleighs, some in automobiles, each one grasping her suit case, holding the umbrella thai not needed and talking to the last of the delightful atmosphere and helpful spirit that held sway at this first meeting of the Graduate Council of Wellesley. Frances Scudder Williams, ^; 30 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE XEWS NEWS OF THE WEEK THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1912. DR. HUME'S VISIT. Dr. Ruth Hume, our college missionary at Ahmednagar. India, will be the guest of the Chris- tian Association from March n to March iS. She will speak on her work at the Wednesday even- ing meeting. March 13, and will address the Student Volunteer meeting on Sunday afternoon, March 17. There will be an opportunity to talk with Dr. Hume on Wednesday evening, after the meeting, in the Faculty parlor, and conferences may be ar- i for other times through the general secre- tary of the Christian Association, for those who wish to hear fuller details in regard to her work as a medical missionary. On Saturday afternoon, March 16, a reception will be given for Dr. Hume in the Shakespeare House, from 3.30 to 5.30 P.M., to which all members of the college are cordially in- vited. The Christian Association Board and the mem- bers of the Missionary Committee will be glad of any suggestions that will help to make Dr. Hume's visit pleasant and successful, and that will increase the sympathy and interest of the whole college in the far-reaching service that she and her colleagues are doing in the cause of Christ, in the name of Wellesley. GIFTS FROM PROFESSOR PALMER. Professor George Herbert Palmer brought to the college on Saturday, February 24, that rare treas- ure, a first-edition copy of Browning's "Strafford," putting it in the place of the second-edition copy pre- sented by him, with the other Browning books, on Mr?. Palmer's birthday a year ago. Xow the precious case in the Browning room holds only first editions. Professor Palmer was persuaded to remain for the earlier division of the Shakespeare class to which he gave his own illuminating inter- pretation of the "Sonnets." One of Professor Pal- EVERY REQUIREMENT OF THE TRAVELER Railroad Tickets, Steamship Tickets, Pullman Reservations, Hotel Reservations. All lines. Travel Information About Everywhere. Rates, Sailings and Diagrams mailed upon request. Corre- spondence Respectfully Solicited. ISIDOR HERZ CO., 422 7* Ave., between 33rd and 34ta Sts., New York. S. F. Schleisner, Manager. Established 20 year*. mer's most precious possessions,"^an autograph manuscript of three hundred and twenty-five closely written pages, containing the devotional lyrics of a seventeenth-century divine, Dr. Joseph Beaumont, is lent this year to our college library, in order that one of the graduate students in English Literature, Man,- Eloise Robinson, B.A.. Mount Holyoke, 1910, may transcribe and edit these poems, with a critical introduction, for her thesis. Dr. Beaumont's philosophical epic. "Psyche." was published during his lifetime, and a few of his lyrics were printed from this manuscript, though with many omissions and alterations, half a century after his death. Bv far the greater number of these poems, however, have not yet been published, so that in trusting us with this unique manuscript, Professor Palmer has done Welleslev great honor. NEW BOOKS j BV PROFESSOR VIDA D. ; "* SCUDDER. Among the spring books of the Houghton Mifflin Company is Professor Vida D. Scudder's "Social- ism and Character," of which foretastes have been given by the several chapters published from time to time in The Atlantic. Miss Scudder has just issued, too. in "The Lake English Classics." a. thoroughly edited group of "Shorter English Po- ems" from' the College Entrance Requirements in English. These poems. Gray's "Elegy," Gold- smith's "The Deserted Village," Byron's "The Prisoner of Chillon" and sections of "Childe Har- old." Macaulay's "Lays of Ancient Rome." and Arnold's "Sohrab and Rustum" are prefaced, in each case, by a brief interpretative essay. Tipi Mitawa, A camp for girls and women. July to September ,2nd season) In the White Mountains near Franconia Range. Boating, fishing, tennis, mountain drives and walks. For booklet, address MISS H. A. MCKERSON, 583 Beacon St., Boston. MISS I. A. ROGERS, Walnut Lane School, Germantown, Pa. A. IN IMA I. WHALEN, GOWNS 9 EAST CENTRAL ST., NATICK. Tel. 274-3 Natick, Reception. Dinner, Evening and Street 'Gowns. Exclusive designs. College dresses featured. Separate waists. THE W E L L E S L E Y C O L L E G E N E V g] Editor-in-Chiep, Muriel Bacheler. 1912 Associate Editor, Cathrene H. Peebles, 1912 Literary Editors. Margaret Law, 191 2 Marjorie Sherman, 191 2 Helen Logan, 1913 Sarah Parker. 1913 Susan Wilbur, 1913 REPORTERS. Carol Prentice. 1913 Kathlene Burnett, 1913 Charlotte Conover, 1914 Business Manager, Frances Gray, 1912 Associate Business Manager, Josephine Guion. 1913 Assistant Business Manager, Ellen Howard, 1914 Subscription Editor, Dorothy Blodgett, 1912 Alumn.e Editor, Bertha March, 1895 Advertising Business Manager, Bertha M. Beckford, Wellesley College. The Wellesley College News is published weekly from October to July, by a board of editors chosen from the student body. All literary contributions may be sent to Miss Muriel Bach- eler, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. All items of college interest will be received by Miss Cath- rene H. Peebles, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. All Alumna? News should be sent to Miss Bertha March, 394 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, Mass. All business communications should be sent to Miss Frances Gray, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. Subscriptions should be sent to Miss Dorothy Blodgett, Wellesley College, Wellesley. Mass. Terms, $1 .50 for residents and non-residents; single copies, IS cents. EDITORIALS. Monotony. The same old things in the same old way — that seems, sometimes, a summary of our life here. At least we often talk as if it were, and as if the monot- ony of it were, above all things, to be abhorred and avoided. Yet within fifty miles of us the Lawrence strikers are suffering cold and hunger for lack of the old, accustomed, deadly monotony of their lives. Monotony how different from ours — dull, grinding. bitter routine, routine that brought them bare ne- cessities. Not that our rose-garden should seem the sweeter by being seen next our neighbor's ash- heap. Heaven forfend the News should appear to be advocating so mean and selfish a complacency! No, the point is the universal blessedness of monot- ony. It is only by doing things that we can learn DR. L. D. H. FULLER. DENTIST Next to Ueileiley Inn. Telephone H5-2. Hours: 8.30—5.30 Daly, Tuesdays excepted. th« s them not i- only by monotony, by en that the world manages to nun the sun ri^e- and sets, and alwa; and go — of course that remark equally a truism that each day i~ unl: day. But upon those two simple f the structure of our college lives — routine, with discipline and power, variability with i bility of sudden access of new light, of sudden il- lumination. So that when the monotony of college irks us. it is possible to reflect on the real phv monotony in human advancement, ami that perhaps the ir herent ir character — perhaps ourselves are afflicted with a mortal sameness, and sina must ah accompany us — ! Bores. The girl who always says the obvious thin:; is always echoing the latest opinion she has heard about credit cards or Senior all appearances, knew what the inside of an idea looked like — surely we have all met her at some time or other, been guilty - -;ng '"wooden oaths" at her. as the mini:-- - desig- nated the minister's action when he slammed the door. We have all met her. because she is ubiqui- tous— but have we all discriminated in regan: her? There are many different kir - There are bores who are pompous am: - nd- ing and very much needing snubbing ire bores who are plain dull, and not responsible their inanities: but there are other b 1 - .ire tired, or shy and ignorant about letring the human- ness that is in them out. to meet other peopl - humanness. Perhaps the tired bores are more nu- merous out of college than in: probab'. :Id discover that the shy bores are non-existent, if you took a little trouble about knowing them. V it. when there are so many spark' g girls .re easy to know and enjoy? Of stimulating and valuable to find ou' new people. And you may thereby saw yourself from bt bore, for no one is a true bore who is genuinely in- terested in other people for their o\ TICKETS ALL THEATRES HERRICK Si (KEY NUMBER) 232S CONNECTING OUR fIVE PHONES ON ONE NIUBEK THE LESLIE, Marblehead, Mass. Open year round. On harbor. Private baths. Week- end parties desired. Address, I N7LER. 32 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS Wjizfs Chocolate Bonbons OS SALE AT Morgan's Pharmacy, Clement's Pharmacy, WELLESLEY l-I. L. FLAGG CO. Newsdealers and Stationers Boston Safety and Moore Non- Leakable Fountain Pens., AGENTS FOR WRIGHT & DITSON'S Athletic Goods and Sweaters TO ALL WELLESLEY GIRLS. Vogue says — "Dress, no matter how perfect, is in- complete unless the foot is properly clad for each oc- casion." Our stock, the largest and most varied we have ever carried, contains all of the newest innovations. We respectfully solicit your patronage. THAYER, McNEIL & HODGKINS, Makers of Superior Footwear. 47 Temple Place; 15 West Street, Boston. WRIGHT & DITSON, ATHLETIC SUPPLIES, BOSTON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, San Francisco, Providence, Cambridge. COLLEGE CALENDAR. Saturday, March 9. 7.30 P.M.. the Barn. Sopho- more Play. Sunday. March 10. Houghton Memorial Chapel. 11.00 A.M.. Rev. G. Austin Richards of Boston. 1 P.M., special music. Monday, March 11. 7.30 P.M., College Hall Chapel. Lecture on the "Minimum Wage." bv Mrs. Glendower Evans. Wednesday, March 12, 4.30 P.M., Houghton Me- morial Chapel. Organ Recital. COLLEGE NOTES. Last week Monday, the Consumers' League ex- hibited a display of label goods in the Village room. Mi-- Ellen M. Fulton of Scranton. Pa., gave an Recital in the Houghton Memorial Chapel at 4.30, P.M.. Wednesday February 28. Mary Humphrey. 1913, led the Christian Asso- ciation meeting in College Hall Chapel. Wednesday evening. Subject: "He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease." The village meeting was led by .Mar-.m-i Dole, [915. Subject: "Optimism." An exhibition of the work of the Arts and Crafts rt merit at Denison House was on view at Tau Zeta Epsilon. Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Wednesday evening Miss Kingsley of Denison House gave an interesting talk on Ital- ian handicraft work. Saturday evening the Student Alumnae Building Committee sold ice-cream, candy and sandwiches at the Barn. Sunday afternoon at Agora. Wilberf B. Smith spoke informally to the Student Volunteer Band. Miss Mary C. Wiggin addressed the Consumers' League at their annual meeting, held February 26. on the work of the league, telling particularly of the conditions among girls in industry. In Boston, Monday, February 26th. in response to an invitation. Professor Colin addressed a "Group of Mothers" on a subject of their selection: "Education in France; Its Thoroughness and Com- pleteness." The present organization, scope and methods of the schools, lycees and universities were discussed. NOTICE. Will the girl who took from Nell Carpenter's room, 416 College Hall, a black silk umbrella with knotted wood handle kindly return same, and take the one she left/ SPRING OPENING 1912 Commencing Tuesday, March Twelfth DISPLAY OF FRENCH HATS We cordially invi'te your inspection. College - ' You will find the correct hat here, as we cater to your wants, making a specialty of original hats at moderate prices. 7 TEMPLE PL., BOSTON Marinello Means Merit MARINELLO PREPARATIONS Will positively produce desired results. They are made of the purest materials, under the supervision of a competent chemist. When you use MARIXELLO you are not experi- menting. You are working towards a certain result which you are sure to accomplish. For instance: Whitening Cream — Bleaches without irritating. Acne Cream — Clears away Blackheads and Pimples. Tissue Food — - Nourishes and feeds the skin. Lettuce Cream — Cleanses and purifies. Hair Tonics — Gets at the root of hair troubles. Antiseptic Bleaching Lotion — Whitens the skin. Vegetable Face Powder — Clings and protects. Appointments made by telephone, 471W, or by calling at Miss Irene Blissard's, Wellesley, Mass. " The Norman." T If E W E I. L ES L E V COLLEG E N EWS ANTIQUE JEWELRY The Exclusive Jewelry of the Present FREDERICK T. WIDMER, 3cvoeIer 31 West Street, Boston, Mass. MISS HKKFORD'S MONOLOGUES. On Monday evening, February 26. the students and Faculty of the college had the privilege of hear- ing one of the mosl delightful and entertaining of American women, Miss Beatrice Herford. Miss Herford, as well as her brother, Oliver Herford. seems to have the gift of refreshing people by making them laugh heartily — not only at others, but at themselves. Surely there was never a more thoroughly amused audience than that which greeted Miss Herford with enthusiastic: laughter and applause. Alter her introduction to the audience by Miss Bennett of the Elocution Department. Miss Her- ford opened hei program by her monologue. "Choosing the Wall-paper." After this followed "The Lady from England." "The Discontented Voter" (a rap at the traditional idea of " fem- ininity" in woman 1, "The Pay-station Girl," and "The Frivolous Side." Surely the character por- trayal in these monologues, and their delicious drollery will remain long in the minds of those who heard Miss Herford. ALUMNA FELLOWSHIPS. More than a score of applications for the Alumna; Fellowships had come in by March first, the closing date, and these from candidates so promising that the committee, having only two fellowships to award, is reported to be out of spirits. NOTICE. Y\ ill all the subscribers to whom bills were sent January first, and who have nol yet paid their sub- scriptions, please do so before April first? D. Blodgett. A Healthy Scalp Means Luxuriant Hair Marinello Scalp Treatments Stop Hair Loss. They get at the root of the trouble. Marinello Svstem affords different antiseptics that destroy any germs in the hair, with- out any injury to the texture. Also searching ointments, stimulanting tonics, and soothing lotions. Marvelous im- provements result from all treatments given for anv of the following troubles: Dandruff, Hair Loss, Oily Scalp. Scaly or Dry Scalp, Itching Scalp and Exzematous Conditions. For appointments, call or telephone Miss Irene Bliss \ur>, Wellesley, Mass. Tel. 47lW., " The Xorman." OLD NATICK 1 EN IN Si.iith Ni.iick, MbM. One mile from Welleiley Collect Breakfast, S to ') I-iinner. I to J •■> 7 1* Tea-room open from 3 to 6 Special Attention Paid to Week-End Parties. TeL Natick 8212. Mi— HARRIS, Mgr. Holubn's Studio 20 /North Avenue, /Natick High Grade Portraits Telephone Connection TAILBY, THE WELLESLEY FLORIST Office, 555 Washington St. Tel. 44-2 Conservatories, 103 Linden St Tel. 44-1 Orders by Mail or Otherwise are Ghen Prompt Attention J. TAILBY & SONS, Props., Wellesley, Mass. WELLESLEY FRUIT STORE Carries a full line of choice Fruit, Confection- er) and other goods, Fancy Crackers, Pista- chio nuts and all kinds of salted nuts. Olive Oil and Olives of all kinds Tel. I38YV. GEO. BARK AS THE OLYMPIAN HOME-MADE CANDY CO. (Made Fresh Every Day) Icc-Crcam and Confectionery Cream Caramels, Peppermints and Marshmallows a Specialty 551 WASHINGTON STREET, WELLESLEY. MASS. B. U. KARTT, Ladies' Tailor and Furrier, Cleansing and Dyeing. Alter- ing Ladies' Suits a Specialty. 543 Washington St., Wellesley Square. Opposite Post-Office. Telephone \\ellesle> ^17-R. Mr. ALBERT M. KANRICH Violinist anb frlusical Director Excellent Musicians, Orchestrations and Band Arrangements 214 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON telephone connection LUNCH AT THE CONSIGNORS' UNION 48 Winter Street. Lunch, 1 1 to 3 Afternoon Tea, 3 to 5 Home-made Bread. Cake, Pie?, etc.. Served and on Sale- 34 THE WELLESLEY COLLEGE NEWS FREE PRESS. I. Hen estion for helping swell the Sludcnt Building Fund which came to me through a girl from Vassar, where a similar scheme is in use. On all <>ur Wellesley Festival days the kodaks are ou1 in full force, and a great variety of snap- shots air taken. Some of these are unique, and many are especially successful and desirable. Could not the owners of these particularly good views of players, teams, games, May Day and Tree Day performers and scenes, glimpses of the campus, etc., lend their films to the Student Build- ing Committee to advertise and soil prints from them at a small profit? The pictures would be small, but therefore less expensive than those taken by the professional photographers, and possess a spontaneity and originality not always found in the more pretentious ones. The classes coming back to college next June, perhaps, could make use of this scheme, too, and increase the vividness of their memories of Welles- ley. E. L. C, 1909. Psalm: 121 (Gloria Patrij. Scripture Lesson. Address. Prayer. Organ: Vorspiel, Wagner Choir: "Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise," Terry Organ: Barcarolle in D, Faulkes Choir. Prayers (with choral responses). Recessional: ii. The Wellesley College Choir. Solo, Miss Hypes. Professor Macdougall, Organist. MINIMUM WAGE. SERVICE LIST. Sunday Evening, February 25, 1912. On Monday evening, March 11, Mrs. Glendower Evans will speak in College Hall Chapel, at 7.30, P.M., on the "Minimum Wage Bill." The subject is one of vital interest at this particular time, and Mrs. Evans is not only a peculiarly interesting and effective speaker, but, because of her position on the Massachusetts Commission on the Minimum Wage, speaks with authority. The lecture, there- fore, promises to be of singular interest. Sarah W. Parker, 19 13. Chairman of Social Studv Circle. Service Prelude. Processional: 813. Invocation. Hymn: 877. Service Anthem: "The Radiant Morn Hath Passed Away , ' ' Woodward NOTICE. 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Laymnasium ^uits Approbation of Leading Physical Directors Consumers' League Endorsement i i j Columbia Gymnasium Suit Co. | 301 Congress Street i i * — ~ — ~ Boston, Mass. Miss Ruth Hodgkins Wellesley Toilet Parlors .'. v .*. Shampooing, Facial Treatment, Scalp Treatment, Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Chiropody . . . Taylor Block, Rooms 4-5-6 OVER BANK, WELLESLEY Telephone 122- W Open from 8.30, A. M. to 6, P. M Mondays until 8, P. M. Wellesley's New Store COWAN'S 595 Washington St., Wellesley, Mass. MEATS, FISH, OYSTERS, GROCERIES and FRUIT T If E \V E LL ES L E Y COLL EG E N K V. Xlll EVERYTHING NEW FURS ^ HATS Lamson & Hubbard, 92 Bedford Street, BOSTON. STUDENTS' SUPPLIES At Economical P» RELIABLE GOODS Pk'jMIM SERVICE Suctc-^ors to H. H. Carter & Co. Stationers — Engravers — Printers 7 Pemberton Square, g^fi. A. E. Covelle & Co., Prescription Opticians Q Special attention to the filling of Oculist-. 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Compared with the making of any other dessert, it is like play to make one of Jell-O. Seven Iruit flavors and seven colors of Jell-O. 'fen cents a package at all grocers'. Do not fail to write for the splendidly illustrated NEW JEL» -O RECIPE BOOK, "Desserts of the World." THE GENESEE PURE FOOD CO., Le Roy, N. Y., and Bridgeburg, Can. The name Jell-0 is on every package in big red letters. If it isn't there, it isn't Jell-O. Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co. Diamond Merchants, Jewelers, Silversmiths, Stationers. MAKERS OF CLASS AND SOCIETY EMBLEMS. BAR PINS AND OTHER NOVELTIES FOR WELLESLEY COLLEGE COLLEGE and SCHOOL EMBLEMS and NOVELTIES Illustrations and Prices of Class and Fraternity Emblems, Seals, Charms, Plaques, Medals, Souvenir Spoons, etc., mailed upon request. All Emblems are executed in the workshops on the premises, and are of the highest grade of finish and quality. CLASS RINGS Particular attention given to the de- signing and manufacture of Class Rings. 1218-20-22 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. C. F. HOVEY & CO. Millinery Department We arc showing a complete line of Tailored and Ready-to- Wear Hats Fine Milan, Yedda Hemp and Chip, Also the Attractive Mixed Braids. Ranging in price from $6.00 to $20.00. Representing all the high-class Ameri- can manufacturers as well as the best London makers. HH~~ SSSS— SSSS— SSJS— SSSS — SOS — SSSS— S«— SOS— SOS StK~~JHt~-KSt HE Justly Admitted Title to Su- g premacy, so long held by the * Chickering Piano, is in evidence : to-day more than ever before, for the § present output of our house is superior to * any we have heretofore produced in our : • Eighty-eight years of continuous business. § ! ( CHICKERING & SONS 1 PIANOFORTE MAKERS g : : 791 Tremont Street 1 Coi. Northampton St., near Maw. Are. : Established 1823 in Boston, Man. g ■ •jck— sro^sos— ssss^ssh— sm— sos— ssss— ssss— ssss— ssss— ssjs— sos— xk Ml1*'*! ALTERATION SALE n n ii 154 anb 155 Fremont Street, postern ft CALL ATTENTION TO THEIR It g M ii If t : : t ft ft jj PRESENTING ft Women's and Misses' Apparel 25 to 75 jt per cent. Less Than Original Prices |t •J* This unusual offering made necessary by the remodelling of ** Jl the fourth and fifth floors of this establishment to secure sufficient H *"j» selling space to provide for the phenomenal increase in the volume M ii of business. | { Already the contractors are at work, and to get stocks down 1 1 t£ t to the lowest point before relocating the departments, E. T. "£** j ] Slattery Co. offer their beautiful collection of apparel at prices *£*? that are, in most cases, but a fraction of the original value. *"* f! ft ** INCLUDED ARE %•* ft ft U SUITS, COATS, FURS, MILLINERY, H M DRESSES, WAISTS, U if .2 French and American Undermuslins, || || Gloves, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Jewelry it w and Misses' and Small Women's Wear w ft ft